• Trend Micro released its H1 2026 APT Activity Roundup, flagging wider use of generative AI by nation-state hackers across intrusion stages.
• Report points to faster weaponization of known and zero-day vulnerabilities, with supply-chain compromise still a preferred entry route.
• Findings highlight autonomous reconnaissance and lateral movement by AI agents, raising expectations for higher attack speed and lower operator cost.
• Operational-technology targets resurfaced, including U.S. fuel-tank monitoring systems, signaling renewed risk to physical-world infrastructure.
• TrendAI also flagged ad-auction data harvesting tactics and broader use of trusted cloud platforms to conceal command-and-control.

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