Flashpoint-Threat-Intel-Report-2026.md

Flashpoint's 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report presents a consolidated view of major cyber threats observed in 2025–2026: dramatic growth in agentic AI-enabled attacks, extensive infostealer activity (11.1M infected machines and 3.3B stolen credentials), a surge in vulnerability disclosures with many public exploits (44,509 vulnerabilities, 14,593 with public exploit code), and rising ransomware and human/identity-focused extortion driven by RaaS groups. The report highlights dominant malware strains (Vidar following Lumma's takedown), the weaponization of AI development pipelines, and recommended posture assessments and mitigation priorities for defenders.