July 2026 Threat Trend Report on APT Groups

This July 2026 Threat Trend Report documents widespread, sophisticated activity by state-linked and criminal groups using supply-chain compromise, phishing and cloud/service exploitation to target Microsoft 365, developer ecosystems, webmail, network equipment, and credentials; it details regional campaigns and named malware/tools and emphasizes long-term stealthy access, credential theft, and data exfiltration via script-based execution and HTTP/HTTPS C2. Recommended mitigations include enforcing MFA and separation of admin accounts, integrated log monitoring, integrity checks for open-source dependencies, EDR/XDR behavioral detection, and supplier/partner supply-chain auditing.