CheckPoint-Cybersecurity-Report-2026.md

This Check Point 2026 report reviews 2025 cyber activity, highlighting a surge in multi-channel social engineering (ClickFix, voice impersonation), the dominance of ransomware (Qilin, Cl0p, LockBit 5.0) and proliferation of double-extortion groups, large-scale Chinese-nexus espionage targeting unmonitored edge devices (UNC5221, BRICKSTORM, ShadowPad), the weaponization of AI (prompt injection, MCP weaknesses, agentic intrusions like GTG-1002), active exploitation of severe vulnerabilities (ToolShell, Langflow, React2Shell, Oracle EBS), growing infostealer markets, and regional/industry attack metrics; it concludes with strategic recommendations for prevention-led programs, Zero Trust, supply-chain governance, AI governance, and continuous exposure management.