18th May – Threat Intelligence Report
2026-05-18T20:52:21Z•5932fa45ce974f78bebbb31457517d24ab48559abc39ff37ef558df85f7a5cec
AI-assisted-malwareAI-threatsBooking.comCVE-2026-3502ChatGPTCheck Point ResearchEuropean CommissionInstructureLapsus$MedtronicRaaSSystemBCTeamPCPThe GentlemenTrueConfVECTVercelVodafonecrimewaredata-breachdata-leakageransomwaresupply-chainthreat-intelligencezero-day
What happened
Check Point Research weekly intelligence roundup and technical reports (Apr–May 2026) covering multiple high-impact incidents and research: ransomware activity and RaaS operations (The Gentlemen, VECT, TeamPCP, SystemBC) and industry breach disclosures (Vodafone/Lapsus$, Instructure, Booking.com, Vercel, Medtronic, European Commission). Notable technical findings include Operation TrueChaos — a TrueConf client zero-day (CVE-2026-3502, CVSS 7.8) used to target Southeast Asian government entities — plus DFIR analysis of The Gentlemen and SystemBC, and research on AI-era threats (ChatGPT data exfi
Why it matters
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