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Threat Report H1 2026

Attackers spent the first half of 2026 abusing trust that already exists: hotel workflows, messaging sessions, browser data, developer tools, AI agents, payment habits and identity signals.

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Gen Launches the Fearless Planet Index

Andrea Smith

September 1, 2026 • 4 min read

Research

Gray Rabbits and the Tale of a One-Click Backdoor

Alexandru-Cristian Bardaș

September 10, 2026 • 26 min read

Gray Rabbits and the Tale of a One-Click Backdoor

Leadership Perspectives

The Cyber Defense Window Must Include Consumers

Howie Xu

September 4, 2026 • 6 min read

The Cyber Defense Window Must Include Consumers

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Gen Launches AI Data Checker as Part of Its Agent Trust Hub

As AI agents become more central to our digital lives, Gen is empowering people to understand and control how AI agents access, use and share their data

Shubh Jagani

September 25, 2026 • 6 min read

Gen Launches AI Data Checker as Part of Its Agent Trust Hub

Family of Brands

How AI Can Power Your Online Presence

How Norton Revamp helps people build a consistent, trustworthy voice online.

Iskander Sanchez-Rola

March 19, 2026 • 5 min read

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Leading the Way for AI Agent Safety

Shaping the standards for a safer, freer Agentic Era

Luis Corrons

March 5, 2026 • 11 min read

Company News

Introducing AARTS: An Open Standard for AI Agent Runtime Safety

AARTS standardizes how AI agent platforms expose security events, enabling portable runtime protection across the growing agent ecosystem

Jakub Křoustek

March 5, 2026 • 8 min read

Introducing AARTS: An Open Standard for AI Agent Runtime Safety

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Gen Agent Trust Hub Introduces Agent Detection and Response: The Missing Security Layer for Agentic AI

Inside the Gen Agent Trust Hub, ADR turns trust signals into real-world protection.

Jakub Křoustek

March 4, 2026 • 6 min read

Gen Agent Trust Hub Introduces Agent Detection and Response: The Missing Security Layer for Agentic AI

Company News

Introducing Sage: Safety for Agents

Closing the growing security gap between what Al agents can do and what keeps them in check

Threat Research Team

February 19, 2026 • 6 min read

Company News

The trust layer for the agentic era

Bringing transparent risk ratings to the AI skills ecosystem to help developers build boldly and users move confidently

Luis Corrons

February 17, 2026 • 2 min read

Family of Brands

16 independent security awards show how Gen builds protection that scales

Measuring what matters: Security, responsibility and what comes next

Alisha Robinson

January 23, 2026 • 4 min read

16 independent security awards show how Gen builds protection that scales

Family of Brands

From helpful AI to harmful deepfakes: Where video scams cross the line

From accessibility and creativity to financial scams and identity theft, the difference is not the technology but the intent

Threat Research Team

January 6, 2026 • 10 min read

From helpful AI to harmful deepfakes: Where video scams cross the line

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Spotting the Fakes: How Norton’s Media Shield and Video Analyzer Help You Fight Deepfake Scams

Real-time protection meets real-world deception. Norton’s AI-powered tools help you tell truth from trick.

Luis Corrons

October 17, 2025 • 3 min read

Spotting the Fakes: How Norton’s Media Shield and Video Analyzer Help You Fight Deepfake Scams

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Research

Your IP, Their Traffic

Inside the hidden supply chain of residential proxies

Luis Corrons & 1 others

September 30, 2026 • 25 min read

Leadership Perspectives

Your AI agent is safe. Says who?

Gen is leading the industry to develop the first standardized benchmarks for AI protection

Jakub Křoustek

September 29, 2026 • 8 min read

Leadership Perspectives

The Most Dangerous Part of AI Is Still Human

Why malicious use worries me more than machines acting alone

Luis Corrons

September 28, 2026 • 11 min read

The Most Dangerous Part of AI Is Still Human

Research

Is Your Home Internet Feeding the AI Data Race?

Residential proxy providers sell household IP access for AI data collection, but many users do not understand what that access involves.

Luis Corrons

September 17, 2026 • 9 min read

Is Your Home Internet Feeding the AI Data Race?

Research

Free AI, at the Price of Your Prompt

You choose a model, ask a question and get an answer. Behind that familiar exchange is a less familiar journey involving prompt logs, shifting model identities and servers whose role is never explained to users.

Vojtěch Moravec

September 15, 2026 • 12 min read

Research

Gray Rabbits and the Tale of a One-Click Backdoor

One click. Three critical failures. One backdoor.

Alexandru-Cristian Bardaș

September 10, 2026 • 26 min read

Research

Infostealers Have Found a New Target: Your AI Agent

Malware operators are expanding beyond browser passwords and crypto wallets to collect access tokens, MCP configurations, prompt histories and project data stored by AI tools.

Jan Rubín

September 8, 2026 • 10 min read

Infostealers Have Found a New Target: Your AI Agent

Leadership Perspectives

The Cyber Defense Window Must Include Consumers

Why consumer Cyber Safety must be a central part of the collective defense against AI-powered attacks

Howie Xu

September 4, 2026 • 6 min read

Research

The NDA Was the Payload: Inside Phantom Deal, a Fake Acquisition Fraud Campaign

Attackers posed as executives, moved conversations to WhatsApp and personal email, and forged acquisition documents to set up international wire transfers. When they targeted Gen, researchers played along, exposing a wider M&A scam.

Martin Chlumecký & 1 others

September 2, 2026 • 14 min read

The NDA Was the Payload: Inside Phantom Deal, a Fake Acquisition Fraud Campaign

Research

 WordlistLoader Delivering Amatera via ClearFake Campaigns

New Loader Hiding Shellcode in Plain English Words

Vojtěch Krejsa

August 18, 2026 • 25 min read

WordlistLoader Delivering Amatera via ClearFake Campaigns

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