October set a ransomware record: 1,063 publicly claimed victims, up 35% on last October. Weekly attacks per organization eased 9% from September but sit 32% above last year, and every one of the 23 sectors Check Point tracks grew by double digits.
AI is revitalizing old methods into cheaper and faster attack tactics. n0n, a data-extortion crew that surfaced in September, took 8% of October’s published victims and landed in the top three within a month. Its operators leaned on commercial generative-AI platforms, and the way in was weak or stolen credentials, not some exotic exploit. That is the uncomfortable part:
Three other things stand out in the data:
- Education is still the most-hit sector, at 5,934 weekly attacks per organization. Agriculture is the fastest climber, up 93% year on year to 3,218.
- Europe grew fastest of any region at 39%, even though Africa has the highest volume.
- 1 in 35 enterprise GenAI prompts carries a high risk of sensitive-data leakage, up from 1 in 43 in August, and 90% of organizations using GenAI tools are exposed.
Full breakdown by sector, region and ransomware group is in the blog post:https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/october-2026-cyber-threat-landscape-record-ransomware-rising-genai-risk-and-an-ai-powered-newcomer/
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Cyber attacks are up a third year on year according to new Check Point data
October set a ransomware record: 1,063 publicly claimed victims, up 35% on last October. Weekly attacks per organization eased 9% from September but sit 32% above last year, and every one of the 23 sectors Check Point tracks grew by double digits.
AI is revitalizing old methods into cheaper and faster attack tactics. n0n, a data-extortion crew that surfaced in September, took 8% of October’s published victims and landed in the top three within a month. Its operators leaned on commercial generative-AI platforms, and the way in was weak or stolen credentials, not some exotic exploit. That is the uncomfortable part:
Three other things stand out in the data:
Full breakdown by sector, region and ransomware group is in the blog post:https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/october-2026-cyber-threat-landscape-record-ransomware-rising-genai-risk-and-an-ai-powered-newcomer/
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