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I continue to track malicious campaign assisted by #AI. 🤖 38 Incidents collected 🤖 #Cybercrime dominates with 67.5% of incidents 🤖 #Malware is the top attack vector with 51.3% 🤖 AI is used for coding in 32.7% of cases https://www.hackmageddon.com/2026/02/12/malicious-campaigns-using-ai-generated-malware-in-2026/1 views I continue to track malicious campaign assisted by #AI. 🤖 38 Incidents collected 🤖 #Cybercrime dominates with 67.5% of incidents 🤖 #Malware is the top attack vector with 51.3% 🤖 AI is used for coding in 32.7% of cases https://www.hackmageddon.com/2026/02/12/malicious-campaigns-using-ai-generated-malware-in-2026/

📊 Post engagement

1
Avg engagement / post
1%
Engagement vs followers
Jan 2023
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: I continue to track malicious campaign assisted by #AI. 🤖 38 In · 1 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
2.3 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 3 text · 9 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
17×
Follows 6 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

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🔥 Top post I continue to track malicious campaign assisted by #AI. 🤖 38 Incidents collected 🤖 #Cybercrime dominates with 67.5% of incidents 🤖 #Malware is the top attack vector with 51.3% 🤖 AI is used for coding in 32.7% of cases https://www.hackmageddon.com/2026/02/12/malicious-campaigns-… ★ 1
🚨 New timeline is up! 1–15 July 2026 Cyber Attacks Timeline 📊 85 confirmed incidents this period: 🎯 76.5% motivated by Cyber Crime 🦠 43.5% involved Malware — RATs, infostealers, spyware & backdoors 📡 Information & Communication was the har… 🛡️ H1 2026 Cyber Attack Statistics are out. 1,071 confirmed incidents tracked Jan–Jun 2026: 💰 68.7% financially motivated (Cyber Crime) 🦠 Malware led all attack vectors (40.5%) 🌐 Exploiting public-facing apps = top initial access method (2… The Netskope Threat Labs Report India 🇮🇳 2026 is out! 📉 #ShadowAI is losing ground 🤖 Managed #AI tool use jumped 30%→77% in a year 💻 Source code drives 49% of AI #DLP violations ☁️ #OneDrive is the #1 #cloud app exploited for #malware deli… New data drop: Cyber Attacks Statistics for Q2 2026 📊 578 incidents recorded globally (Apr–Jun 2026): 🔴 71.1% cyber crime (financially motivated) 🦠 Malware = top attack vector (42.2%) 🚪 Exploiting public-facing apps = #1 entry point 🇺🇸 US … 📊 June 2026 Cyber Attacks Statistics 176 confirmed incidents this month: → Cyber Crime drove 75.1% of attacks → Malware was the top vector (42.5%) → Exploiting public-facing apps was the #1 entry point → Information & Communication infrast… New cyber threat intel timeline: 96 confirmed incidents, 16–30 June 2026. Cyber Crime drove ~80% of attacks, malware was the top vector, and Info & Comm infrastructure took the hardest hit. Highlights include ShinyHunters' spree, a 430,000… During H1 2026 #GenAI was used by #threat actors primarily to code malware and generate #phishing lures. In particular it was used to build #malware payload, phishing kits, and C2 frameworks. https://www.hackmageddon.com/2026/07/02/how-att… During H1 2026 I tracked 44 mega-breaches with 679M records stolen 🔴 H1 2026, visualized: 🔴 One single breach accounted for 40% of all records (275M) 🔴Education sector: 43% of the total 🔴ShinyHunters was behind 39% of incidents 🔴61% hit U… During H1 2026 I recorded 55 incidents exploiting 66 #vulnerabilities targeting security vendors 🔴 50% #Cybercrime 🔴 22% #Cyberespionage 🔴 #Malware & #RCE dominate attack techniques Full interactive report 👇 https://hackmageddon.com/2026… During June 1-15 2026 I collected 80 incidents: #cybercrime 68.8%, #malware 40%, #cyberespionage 25%. #Supplychain worms hit npm/PyPI/GitHub. ShinyHunters, Qilin & Volt Typhoon most active.#Infographic below, full data 👉 http://hackmageddo… @Netskope Threat Labs is tracking an upgraded #ClickFix campaign targeting macOS, which includes a full-featured remote access #trojan instead of a simple stealer. The entire infection chain is completely fileless to avoid detection. #Cybe…

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
infosec.exchange
A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Jan 2023
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 1 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.3× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

66/100 Good
  • Est. 89% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~1.0% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
89%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Security Professional, Cyber Intelligence Principal @Netskope, Creator of the Cyber Attacks Timelines @ http://hackmageddon.com. Posts are my own!

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The Netskope Threat Labs Report India 🇮🇳 2026 is out! 📉 #ShadowAI is losing ground 🤖 Managed #AI tool use jumped 30%→77% in a year 💻 Source code drives 49% of AI #DLP violations ☁️ #OneDrive is the #1 #cloud app exploited for #malware delivery https://www.netskope.com/resources/threat-labs-reports/threat-labs-report-india-2026 New data drop: Cyber Attacks Statistics for Q2 2026 📊 578 incidents recorded globally (Apr–Jun 2026): 🔴 71.1% cyber crime (financially motivated) 🦠 Malware = top attack vector (42.2%) 🚪 Exploiting public-facing apps = #1 entry point 🇺🇸 US hit hardest — ~32% of all attacks, across 79 countries 🏢 Info & Communication = most-targeted sector Statistics: https://hackmageddon.com/2026/07/14/q2-2026-cybe 📊 June 2026 Cyber Attacks Statistics 176 confirmed incidents this month: → Cyber Crime drove 75.1% of attacks → Malware was the top vector (42.5%) → Exploiting public-facing apps was the #1 entry point → Information & Communication infrastructure took the heaviest hit Full visual breakdown of motivations, attack vectors, initial access & targeted sectors 👇 👉 Statistics: https://www.hackmageddon.co New cyber threat intel timeline: 96 confirmed incidents, 16–30 June 2026. Cyber Crime drove ~80% of attacks, malware was the top vector, and Info & Comm infrastructure took the hardest hit. Highlights include ShinyHunters' spree, a 430,000-firewall FortiGate credential-harvesting campaign, and continued nation-state espionage from China, Russia & North Korea. Full data breakdown of attack techniqu During H1 2026 #GenAI was used by #threat actors primarily to code malware and generate #phishing lures. In particular it was used to build #malware payload, phishing kits, and C2 frameworks. https://www.hackmageddon.com/2026/07/02/how-attackers-weaponize-ai/ During H1 2026 I tracked 44 mega-breaches with 679M records stolen 🔴 H1 2026, visualized: 🔴 One single breach accounted for 40% of all records (275M) 🔴Education sector: 43% of the total 🔴ShinyHunters was behind 39% of incidents 🔴61% hit US orgs https://www.hackmageddon.com/2026/01/29/mega-breaches-in-2026/ During H1 2026 I recorded 55 incidents exploiting 66 #vulnerabilities targeting security vendors 🔴 50% #Cybercrime 🔴 22% #Cyberespionage 🔴 #Malware & #RCE dominate attack techniques Full interactive report 👇 https://hackmageddon.com/2026/06/25/exploited-security-vendor-vulnerabilities-in-2026/ #CyberSecurity #CVE #ThreatIntel During June 1-15 2026 I collected 80 incidents: #cybercrime 68.8%, #malware 40%, #cyberespionage 25%. #Supplychain worms hit npm/PyPI/GitHub. ShinyHunters, Qilin & Volt Typhoon most active.#Infographic below, full data 👉 http://hackmageddon.com/2026/06/23/1-15-june-2026-cyber-attacks-timeline/ #CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel

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