{"data":{"id":"c46c1ccf-2d47-4e2b-afb1-7b6141f9eaae","title":"July 2026 Cyber Threats Surge: Ransomware Attacks Double Year over Year as GenAI Data Exposure Widens","summary":"Cyber attacks increased significantly in July 2026, with organizations experiencing an average of 2,336 weekly attacks, a 16% increase from the previous year, while the use of GenAI tools (artificial intelligence systems that generate text or code) created new security risks with 1 in 36 prompts (user inputs to AI systems) exposing sensitive data. Education was the most targeted industry, and email remained a major vulnerability, with phishing attacks (fraudulent emails designed to trick users into revealing information) occurring in 1 out of every 128 emails.","solution":"N/A -- no mitigation discussed in source.","labels":["security","industry"],"sourceUrl":"https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/july-2026-cyber-threats-surge-ransomware-attacks-double-year-over-year-as-genai-data-exposure-widens/","publishedAt":"2026-08-12T13:00:52.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"info","attackType":["data_extraction"],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":[],"affectedVendorsRaw":["GenAI"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-08-12T13:00:52.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["confidentiality"],"aiComponentTargeted":null,"llmSpecific":false,"classifierConfidence":0.75,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}