Two-Thirds of Ransomware Victims Say AI Boosted Attack Effectiveness

Infosecurity Magazine roundup (mid–July 2026) highlights a surge in AI-enabled offensive techniques and a wave of actively exploited vulnerabilities. Reported trends include AI-assisted ransomware and exploit development, attackers shifting to stealthier C2 channels (DNS tunneling, Microsoft 365 calendars/Graph API), new local privilege-escalation and secure-boot bypass flaws (noted Ubuntu snap-confine race condition and Microsoft-signed UEFI shim issues), and urgent patching for critical Fortinet flaws. The feed also covers advanced evasion (process ghosting, custom crypters), macOS malware,社