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Latin America Sees Sharpest Rise in Cyber Attacks in December 2025 as Ransomware Activity Accelerates

In December 2025, organizations experienced an average of 2,027 cyber attacks per organization per week. This represents a 1% month-over-month increase and a 9% year-over-year increase. While overall growth remained moderate, Latin America recorded the sharpest regional increase, with organizations experiencing an average of 3,065 attacks per week, a 26% increase year over year. The data points to sharper regional and sector-level spikes in activity, driven primarily by ransomware operations and expanding exposure linked to enterprise adoption of generative AI (GenAI). Latin America experienced the sharpest rise in cyber attacks globally, with organizations in the region facing an average of […]

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VoidLink: The Cloud-Native Malware Framework Weaponizing Linux Infrastructure

Key Points: VoidLink is a cloud-native Linux malware framework built to maintain long-term, stealthy access to cloud infrastructure rather than targeting individual endpoints. It reflects a shift in attacker focus away from Windows systems toward the Linux environments that power cloud services and critical operations. Its modular, plug-in-driven design allows threat actors to customize capabilities over time, expanding attacks quietly as objectives evolve. Adaptive stealth enables it to operate differently depending on defenses, prioritizing evasion in monitored environments and speed where visibility is limited. Check Point Research has identified a new and highly advanced malware framework, VoidLink, designed specifically to […]

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