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Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. Generative AI is now sharpening nation-state exploits and powering autonomous reconnaissance, mid-year findings show DALLAS, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today released its H1 2026 APT Activity Roundup. The mid-year findings on the H1 2026 threat landscape showed that AI has moved beyond isolated experiments. Nation states used AI in more stages of the intrusion lifecycle than any other prior half TrendAI™ has tracked. Between January and June 2026, TrendAI™ detected the following APT (advanced persistent threat) nation-state activity: Robert McArdle, Director of Cybercrime Research at TrendAI™: "Artificial intelligence has stopped being a side tool for attackers and has become a teammate embedded in the operation itself. We are watching nation-state actors hand reconnaissance and lateral movement to an AI agent, and use generative models to iterate on malware the way a developer ships code. Defenders now have to assume the adversary on the other end of an intrusion may not be a person typing commands, but a system executing a plan." Key findings include: To read a full copy of the report, visit our website. About TrendAI™ TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities to infrastructure to data. AI Fearlessly. trendaisecurity.com SOURCE TrendAI

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. As a participant in Anthropic's Cyber Verification Program, TrendAI applies frontier reasoning to convert vulnerability intelligence into faster protection across hybrid environments DALLAS, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced it is adopting Claude Opus 5, Anthropic's latest and most capable Opus model, to help security teams convert vulnerability intelligence into immediate protection, from prioritization to virtual patching. The move builds on TrendAI's collaboration with Anthropic on Claude Opus 4.8, extending the same defensive focus to a model that delivers step-change gains in advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and long-horizon analysis. As AI makes finding vulnerabilities easier than ever, the harder problem becomes protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and that is where TrendAI is putting Opus 5 to work. As a participant in Anthropic's Cyber Verification Program, which credentials organizations for the defensive use of frontier AI models, TrendAI is positioned to apply Claude Opus 5 to defensive security as access becomes available. The model is Zero Data Retention compatible, supporting TrendAI's governance and data-protection requirements as it scales AI across security operations. The work extends to TrendAI Threat Research, where frontier AI models are combined with our proprietary frontier intelligence engine and human expertise to generate pre-disclosure intelligence. Those insights power TrendAI Vision One™, delivering stronger detection, deeper forensic insights, and proactive protection through virtual patching. Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™: "With Claude Opus 5, TrendAI can move from vulnerability intelligence to action faster than ever, prioritizing what matters most by exploitability and business impact. Finding the vulnerability was always the hard part. Now the challenge is protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and frontier reasoning is what changes that equation, extending all the way to virtual patching that protects customers before a vendor fix ships. This is what it means to secure the AI age, fearlessly." These capabilities support TrendAI Vision One™ in helping security analysts, AppSec teams, and SOC teams prioritize exposure, map attack paths, and accelerate mitigation, including virtual patching, across hybrid environments, moving vulnerability management from a static scanning process into a faster, context-aware risk mitigation workflow. About TrendAI™ TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. Through deep ecosystem partnerships with market leaders like NVIDIA, Anthropic, AWS, Google, and Microsoft, TrendAI™ empowers your organization to securely drive forward at the speed of AI. AI Fearlessly. Learn more: trendaisecurity.com About Anthropic Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Its Claude family of models, including Claude Opus 5, enables advanced capabilities across a wide range of applications, including code understanding and security analysis. SOURCE TrendAI

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. One of the first cybersecurity vendors selected as OpenAI expands Daybreak from internal testing to a curated group of trusted defenders DALLAS, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TrendAI™ (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced it has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program – gaining access to OpenAI's frontier AI capabilities purpose-built for cybersecurity. TrendAI™ is among the first cybersecurity vendors selected as OpenAI expands Daybreak from internal testing to a curated group of trusted defenders, reflecting TrendAI™'s three-decade track record at the forefront of global threat intelligence. TrendAI™ managed security teams are already deploying agentic triage capabilities powered by OpenAI's frontier AI models integrated directly into TrendAI Vision One™. Security operations triage agents autonomously surface AI-assisted insights within the SIEM platforms, XDR consoles, and threat intelligence portals analysts already work in – delivering contextual triage decisions at machine speed and measurably reducing mean time to triage. Analysts shift from reactive alert handling to the escalation and validation decisions that require human judgment. The partnership also strengthens TrendAI™'s vulnerability intelligence programs. With OpenAI's frontier cyber capabilities embedded in TrendAI Vision One™ as part of a managed service workflow, this gives threat researchers greater speed and precision in identifying, prioritizing, and disclosing vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.Intelligence feeds directly into virtual patching and pre-disclosure capabilities, so customers receive protection at the point of discovery, often before a CVE is published or a vendor patch is available. Insights developed through Daybreak will feed directly into TrendAI™'s global threat intelligence programs and Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) – the industry's longest-running vendor-agnostic bug bounty program – extending the reach and impact of coordinated disclosure across the broader software ecosystem. "Integrating OpenAI's frontier cyber capabilities directly into TrendAI Vision One™ is a meaningful step forward for enterprise security teams. Our customers benefit from faster, more precise threat analysis and vulnerability research - without ever interacting with the model directly. This is AI working as infrastructure: built into the products and services security teams already rely on, raising the bar for every organization that depends on them." Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™ As a Trusted Partner, TrendAI™ joins a select community of organizations working alongside OpenAI to advance the responsible use of frontier AI for security. The Daybreak program reflects a shared conviction that the most powerful application of advanced AI is fundamentally proactive - giving defenders the speed, precision, and scale to stay ahead of threats before they materialize. About TrendAI™ TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. AI Fearlessly. SOURCE TrendAI

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. New integration makes AI visibility, governance, and risk mitigation for Claude Enterprise and Claude Platform part of extended attack surface management DALLAS, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced its integration of Claude Compliance API into the TrendAI Vision One™ platform. This integration further extends an organization's ability to centralize visibility and governance of AI usage and correlate that data with telemetry from the larger attack surface for proactive exposure and risk mitigation. The Claude Compliance API enables enterprise security, IT, and compliance teams to retrieve Claude usage data—uploaded files and activity events—for observability, auditing, and governance. TrendAI™ brings that data into the workflows that security and risk teams already have in place, through two purpose-built collectors designed to match different monitoring and data residency requirements. First, customers can run TrendAI™'s collector inside their own environment, retrieving Claude logs via AI Guard™ within the Trend Vision One platform. They can choose that the compliance access key and logs stay within their environment, supporting data residency requirements. With this integration, organizations can: In addition, Claude logs can be pulled directly into the Vision One platform via TrendAI™ Agentic SIEM, where the telemetry feeds correlation for extended detection and response across their attack surface. This enables security teams to connect AI activity to signals from endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and email, further identifying insider risk and anomalous behavior and giving organizations a defensible record of AI interactions for compliance and auditing. The Vision One integration with Claude Compliance API extends capabilities for TrendAI™'s AI security portfolio, which helps organizations to effectively secure and govern AI usage in the workforce and AI applications and agents as part of their larger security program. Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™: "AI is now part of daily work. Security leaders want to secure and govern AI technology as part of their overall attack surface—not as siloed IT. This integration gives them exactly that: centralized visibility, detection, and risk mitigation for Claude usage, within existing security operations. It reflects TrendAI™'s broader approach: giving organizations visibility of and protection for the entire attack surface, including AI, from a single platform. That platform's foundation is TrendAI™'s global threat intelligence research, coming from a team that is widely recognized among the world's foremost authorities in vulnerability discovery and adversarial tracking." About TrendAI™ TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. AI Fearlessly. SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. Collaboration will support efforts to identify and remediate software vulnerabilities using advanced AI capabilities DALLAS, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced its participation in Project Glasswing, an initiative focused on helping organizations identify and address vulnerabilities in critical software systems. As part of the program, TrendAI™ will use Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview to support the review and analysis of software code, helping threat intelligence researchers turn accelerated vulnerability discovery into coordinated disclosure, prioritized remediation, and measurable risk reduction through vulnerability shielding and virtual patching. AI is dramatically accelerating vulnerability discovery. TrendAI™ views this as a positive signal for the industry – it is part of the broader, collaborative ecosystem TrendAI™ has been actively contributing to for decades alongside organizations like Anthropic. Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™: "We're aligned with Anthropic's goals of using AI to make all software more secure. Organizations increasingly depend on software that operates at tremendous scale and supports critical business functions. Project Glasswing represents an important opportunity to explore how advanced AI can help software providers identify vulnerabilities earlier and improve the security and resilience of the systems customers depend on every day." TrendAI™ joins a growing community of organizations participating in Project Glasswing to better understand how frontier and advanced AI models can support defensive security efforts and improve the security of critical software infrastructure. Insights gained through the program will contribute to informing the broader industry efforts to strengthen the security of the digital ecosystem. About TrendAI™ TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. AI Fearlessly. About Anthropic Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Its Claude family of models enables advanced capabilities across a wide range of applications, including code understanding and security analysis. SOURCE TrendAI

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. TrendAI™ research reveals pressure to deploy AI for business speed is outpacing control, visibility and accountability DALLAS, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), has published new research revealing that organizations worldwide are pushing ahead with AI deployment despite known security and compliance risks. To read the full report visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/trendai-global-ai-study/ The new global study of 3,700 business and IT decision makers found that 67% have felt pressured to approve AI despite security concerns, with one in seven describing those concerns as "extreme" but overridden to keep pace with competitors and internal demand. Rachel Jin, Chief Platform & Business Officer, Head of TrendAI: "Organizations are not lacking awareness of risk, they're lacking the conditions to manage it. When deployment is driven by competitive pressure rather than governance maturity, you create a situation where AI is embedded into critical systems without the controls needed to manage it safely. This research reenforces our focus on helping organizations drive solid business outcomes with AI while still managing business risk." The risk of pressure-driven AI rollout is exacerbated by governance inconsistencies and unclear responsibility for AI risk that are becoming widespread. The same is true for security teams working on a reactive basis to top-down AI rollout decisions, which often leads to workarounds and increased use of unsanctioned or "shadow" AI tools. Recent TrendAI™ threat research reinforces this shift, showing how attackers are already using AI to automate reconnaissance, accelerate phishing campaigns and lower the barrier to entry for cybercrime, increasing both the speed and scale of attacks. AI adoption is outpacing control Organizations are deploying AI faster than they can manage the associated risks, creating a widening gap between ambition and oversight. 57% say AI is advancing more quickly than they can secure it, while more than half (64%) report only moderate confidence in their understanding of the legal frameworks governing AI. Governance maturity remains low. Only around a third (38%) of organizations have comprehensive AI policies in place, with many still drafting them, and 41% cite unclear regulation or compliance standards as a barrier. In practice, AI is being operationalized before the rules governing its use are fully established. Trust in autonomous AI remains uncertain Confidence in more advanced, autonomous systems is still in the maturing phase. Less than half (48%) believe agentic AI will significantly improve cyber defense in the short term, with ongoing concerns around data access, misuse and lack of oversight. The data shows where those concerns are landing. More than four in ten organizations (44%) say AI agents accessing sensitive data is their biggest risk. Over a third (36%) warn malicious prompts could compromise security, while one in three (33%) point to a growing attack surface for cyber criminals. A similar proportion (33%) fear abuse of trusted AI status and risks linked to autonomous code deployment. At the same time, nearly a third (31%) admit they lack observability or auditability over these systems, raising serious questions about how organizations can control or intervene once agents are deployed. Around 40% of organizations support the introduction of AI "kill switch" mechanisms to shut down systems in the event of failure or misuse, while nearly half remain unsure. This lack of consensus highlights a deeper issue. Organizations are moving towards autonomous AI without agreement on how to retain control when it matters most. "Agentic AI is moving organizations into a new risk category," added Rachel Jin. "Our research shows the concerns are already clear, from sensitive data exposure to loss of oversight. Without visibility and control, organizations are deploying systems they don't fully understand or govern, and that risk is only going to increase unless action is taken." About TrendAI™ TrendAI™, a global leader in AI security, empowers enterprises to innovate fearlessly by securing AI, cloud, networks, endpoints, and data across the modern attack surface. At the core is TrendAI Vision One™, a unified cybersecurity platform that centralizes cyber risk exposure management and security operations to protect the entire AI lifecycle from infrastructure to models to users. The platform is fueled by world-class threat intelligence and insights that protect organizations from hundreds of millions of threats every day. With 6,000 TrendAI™ experts across 75 countries, TrendAI™ empowers security leaders to stay ahead of threats, driving proactive security outcomes across the entire attack surface. This includes critical environments like AWS, Google, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. AI Fearlessly. SOURCE TrendAI

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. DALLAS, December 3, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released its 2026 Consumer Security Predictions Report, warning that the coming year will see scams reach unprecedented AI-driven scale as automation reshapes how fraudsters target victims. From synthetic relationships to multi-channel fraud journeys, cybercriminals are merging automation with emotional manipulation, creating unprecedented speed, realism, and scale. To read the full report, 2026 Scam Predictions: How AI and Emotion Are Re-Engineering Global Scams, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/2026-consumer-threat-predictions Lynette Owens, Vice President of Consumer Education & Marketing at Trend Micro: “We are entering an era where cybercriminals are employing AI to make their deception both effortless and highly personalized. Consumers are being targeted in ways that are harder for them to discern by the once easily recognizable hallmarks of suspicious content. The challenge ahead is how to ensure consumers have both the skills and tools to protect themselves from modern digital threats versus those of the past.” The report highlights how AI-generated personas, deepfake media, and agentic automation are transforming global scam operations. Fraudsters can now clone voices, write personalized messages, and shift conversations across SMS, chat apps, and fake websites more efficiently than ever before. Furthermore, multi-channel scams, where victims are lured from social media or text messages into encrypted chats and fraudulent payment pages, will become the dominant pattern in 2026. Relationship and investment scams will continue to drive the highest financial losses. AI chatbots, deepfake companions, and manipulated imagery will blur the line between real and synthetic interactions, while crypto-related investment fraud will expand through sophisticated scam-as-a-service networks. At the same time, instant payment fraud is expected to surge as criminals exploit peer-to-peer money apps and irreversible transfers. High volume impersonation scams, including delivery, billing, and subscription renewal fraud, will remain the most common global threat. These campaigns increasingly rely on localized smishing kits and professional-grade branding, making them nearly indistinguishable from legitimate communications. To help consumers navigate this new era of AI-driven scams, Trend Micro highlights its ScamCheck tool as a key protection layer. ScamCheck allows users to instantly verify suspicious texts, links, social messages, and phone numbers – directly addressing the multi-channel fraud journeys outlined in the report. It analyzes impersonation patterns, risky URLs, and behavioral cues commonly seen in delivery, billing, investment, and relationship scams. ScamCheck gives consumers immediate verification guidance, helping them spot AI-engineered or highly polished scams that bypass traditional forms of detection. Trend advises consumers worldwide to adopt new “verification-first” habits as tactics evolve. AI-enhanced fraud is making older warning signs, such as poor spelling or grammar, obsolete. Instead, users must rely on identity checks, cross-channel verification, and an awareness that even convincing messages can be engineered to manipulate trust. Trend’s 2026 consumer predictions underscore a future where scams operate as AI-scaled ecosystems. Those who stay informed, use secure-by-design platforms, and adopt modern verification practices will be best equipped to protect themselves in an increasingly deceptive digital world. To learn more about Trend Micro’s 2026 Consumer Threat Predictions, visit https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/2026-consumer-threat-predictions About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information between people, governments, and enterprises. Trend leverages decades of security expertise and the power of AI to protect more than 500,000 enterprises and millions of individuals worldwide. As a leader in consumer cybersecurity and the fight against scams, Trend delivers industry-first and award-winning products to protect millions of consumers from modern online threats. With 7,000 employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. Learn more at www.trendmicro.com. Media Contact: Trend Micro Communications 817-522-7911 [email protected]

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. DALLAS, Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released its annual Security Predictions Report for 2026, warning that the coming year will mark the true industrialization of cybercrime. Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are now enabling threat actors to run entire campaigns autonomously, from reconnaissance to extortion, creating unprecedented speed, scale, and complexity for enterprise defenders. To read the full report, The AI-fication of Cyberthreats - Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2026, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/research-and-analysis/predictions/the-ai-fication-of-cyberthreats-trend-micro-security-predictions-for-2026 Ryan Flores, Lead of Forward-Looking Threat Research at Trend: "2026 will be remembered as the year cybercrime stopped being a service industry and became a fully automated one. We are entering an era where AI agents will discover, exploit, and monetize weaknesses without human input. The challenge for defenders is no longer simply detecting attacks, it's keeping pace with the machine-driven tempo of threats." The report highlights how generative AI and agentic systems are transforming the economics of cybercrime. Autonomous intrusion campaigns that adapt in real time, polymorphic malware that constantly rewrites its own code, and deepfake-driven social engineering will be standard tools for attackers. The same automation also threatens to flood businesses with synthetic code, poisoned AI models, and flawed modules hidden inside legitimate workflows, blurring the line between innovation and exploitation. Hybrid cloud environments, software supply chains, and AI infrastructures are expected to be the primary targets in 2026. Poisoned open-source packages, malicious container images, and over-privileged cloud identities will become common attack vectors, while state-sponsored groups will increasingly turn to "harvest-now, decrypt-later" strategies to future-proof espionage against the advance of quantum computing. Ransomware is evolving into an AI-powered ecosystem capable of managing itself, e.g. identifying victims, exploiting weaknesses, and even negotiating with targets via automated "extortion bots." Trend threat researchers expect these campaigns to become faster, harder to trace, and more persistent, driven by data rather than encryption alone. Trend advises organizations worldwide to move from reactive defense to proactive resilience by embedding security across every layer of AI adoption, cloud operations, and supply chain management. Organizations that integrate ethical AI use, adaptive defense, and human oversight will be the ones best positioned to succeed in the future. Trend's 2026 predictions outline a path forward based on visibility, automation with human validation, and a cultural shift that treats security as strategic infrastructure. Those who innovate securely, by balancing speed with governance and intelligence with ethics, will set the standard for trust and resilience in an increasingly autonomous world. About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information between people, governments, and enterprises. Trend leverages security expertise and AI to protect more than 500,000 enterprises and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, endpoints, and devices worldwide. At the core is Trend Vision One™, the only AI-powered enterprise cybersecurity platform that centralizes cyber risk exposure management and security operations, delivering layered protection across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. The unmatched threat intelligence delivered by Trend empowers organizations to proactively defend against hundreds of millions of threats every day. Proactive security starts here. TrendMicro.com SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. From job losses to rising costs, consumers are spending less, but risking more as they chase online deals too good to be true DALLAS, November 19, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity, today released its Holidays, Scams, and AI study, which surveyed over 6,500 consumers across six countries (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan). The 2,100 U.S. participants revealed a worrying disconnect: people believe they can spot a scam, but many admit to already having been targeted by scammers. The findings come as consumers face mounting financial pressures, rising living costs, and a flood of AI-fueled scams that are increasingly difficult to detect. A majority (56%) of Americans indicated that they are either very or extremely confident in their ability to spot a scam. Additionally, nearly half (43%) of Americans said they’ve already seen what they believed to be a scam promoting discounted prices for holiday gifts or travel this season. One-third (33%) of respondents reported that they had already seen an online advertisement, email, text message, social media post, or website related to holiday gifts or travel this year that was fraudulently impersonating a well-known brand. But consumers’ behavior tells a different story: 86% of U.S. respondents would consider buying a gift or booking travel from a seller they’ve never heard of because it was a very good price. Additionally, over half (54%) of respondents plan to spend more time looking for end of year holiday shopping and travel deals – widening the attack range for cybercriminals. Lynette Owens, VP of Consumer Education & Marketing at Trend: “People are under real pressure this year: Consumers are working with tighter wallets, higher anxiety, and a false sense of digital confidence. Scammers know this and are using age-old manipulation tactics together with AI to exploit shoppers faster and more effectively than ever before, raising the urgency for consumers to fight back and protect themselves from scams.” Even as they appear increasingly vulnerable to scams, consumers are not increasingly cautious. Fewer Americans in 2025 (54%) reported being at least “moderately worried” about getting scammed compared to similar Trend research from 2024 (58%). Americans are also potentially at greater risk this year, with nearly a quarter (23%) reporting they had already been victims of an online scam in 2025, compared to 17% reporting the same in the 2024 study. Interestingly, 32% of those who earn at least $150,000 a year report having been scammed this year, the highest income group surveyed. This suggests that while some groups may be looking harder for bargains online, everyone could be a target regardless of income. The study also uncovered some wide differences by age. 70% of U.S. respondents aged 18-44 claim they feel very confident in being able to spot a scam, but the number drastically decreases with age, with only 36% of those aged 65+ saying the same. Moreover, younger groups are more likely to participate in risky online shopping behavior, with 54% of those aged 25-44 willing to purchase from a brand they had never heard of before, while only 24% of those aged 65+ say they would do the same. The increasing prevalence of AI further complicates safe holiday shopping. Over half of U.S. respondents (52%) said they are definitely or are considering using AI technology (a tool, browser, and/or shopping assistant) to help them with holiday shopping this season. Additionally, a staggering 82% of consumers believe they will see AI generated images or videos online during the holiday season. Today’s scammers are using AI to formulate multi-step, multi-channel, and hyper-personalized scams. This new generation of scams doesn’t come as one-off messages. They unfold as stories designed to lure victims step-by-step. To help quell this growing trend, Trend developed Scam Radar, a new feature within its ScamCheck tool, designed to proactively scan for scam signals across texts, calls, websites, and social media links. Instead of reacting after the fact, Scam Radar connects the dots in real time, issuing early alerts before consumers engage with the tactics employed by scammers. Trend also recently released a research paper titled “Reimagining Fraud Operations: The Rise of AI-Powered Scam Assembly Lines” that details how cybercriminals are using AI to make old scams faster, smarter, and more convincing than ever. “While consumers see the upside of AI to help, AI is also being used to cause them harm. Scammers are employing it to develop sophisticated scams that take advantage of consumers who are looking for a bargain while under financial stress,” said Owens. “It is increasingly difficult for even AI-savvy shoppers to detect fake products, websites, or advertisements, raising the urgency to use tools like Scam Check to fight back.” In addition to ScamCheck, Trend suggests several tips to empower consumers to fight scams this holiday season: This year, holiday scams are more convincing, more automated, and more personal than ever. But with the right awareness and tech tools, consumers can protect themselves, their loved ones, and their wallets. The Holidays, AI, and Scams survey was conducted online from October 31 – November 10 among 6,536 consumers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. To learn more about holiday scams, visit trendmicro.com. About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information between people, governments, and enterprises. Trend leverages decades of security expertise and the power of AI to protect more than 500,000 enterprises and millions of individuals worldwide. As a leader in consumer cybersecurity and the fight against scams, Trend delivers industry-first and award-winning products to protect millions of consumers from modern online threats. With 7,000 employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. Learn more at www.trendmicro.com.

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. Participants at Pwn2Own Ireland discovered scores of zero-day vulnerabilities DALLAS, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today celebrated the efforts of the global security research community at Pwn2Own Ireland. Contestants discovered and disclosed 73 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in printers, network storage systems, smart home devices, surveillance equipment, home networking equipment, flagship smartphones, and wearable technology. To learn more about Pwn2Own Ireland 2025, please visit: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/10/23/pwn2own-ireland-2025-day-three-and-master-of-pwn Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer at Trend: "Our mission is to approach security proactively and gather the deepest threat intelligence in the industry. The 73 zero-day bugs discovered at Pwn2Own will directly help make the digital world a safer place. We're proud to empower vendors to patch these vulnerabilities while offering our customers protection from exploits well ahead of any other cybersecurity provider. As cyber risk continues to rise worldwide, Pwn2Own remains a valuable tool in staying ahead." A total of $1,024,750 in prizes were awarded to the participants. Research conducted at Pwn2Own enables Trend to protect customers from zero-day exploits an average of 71 days ahead of the industry, an essential advantage in the race against cybercriminals. The event featured a variety of highlights as hackers competed for a cash prize pool of over $2 million: The next competition, Pwn2Own Automotive, will be held in Tokyo, Japan on January 21-23, 2026. About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information between people, governments, and enterprises. Trend leverages security expertise and AI to protect more than 500,000 enterprises and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, endpoints, and devices worldwide. At the core is Trend Vision One™, the only AI-powered enterprise cybersecurity platform that centralizes cyber risk exposure management and security operations, delivering layered protection across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. The unmatched threat intelligence delivered by Trend empowers organizations to proactively defend against hundreds of millions of threats every day. Proactive security starts here. TrendMicro.com SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. New research exposes operations behind deceptive digital job platforms and highlights growing financial and psychological harm to victims DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity, today released new research revealing the mechanics and scale of a rapidly growing fraud model known as "task scams": sophisticated online job scams that lure victims into repetitive digital tasks and systematically strip them of funds through escalating deposit demands. To read the full report, Unmasking Task Scams, visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/unmasking-task-scams-to-prevent-financial-fallout-from-fraud Robert McArdle, Director of Forward Threat Research at Trend: "Task scams are now one of the most financially and psychologically damaging cybercrime threats individuals face today. The infrastructure enabling them, from domain registrars to SMS blasting services, requires immediate attention. Meanwhile, organizations can reduce risk by making their recruitment practices transparent and educating job seekers on how to identify legitimate communications." Trend™ Research uncovers a sprawling global criminal infrastructure that impersonate legitimate companies, exploit trusted communications channels, and prey on job seekers using gamification techniques. Trend reports that scammers are transferring millions via cryptocurrency wallets, with victims losing between hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars each. Modern scam tactics are highly targeted and designed to go undetected. In a recent global study of over 6,500 consumers conducted by Trend, 39% reported becoming aware of being a scam victim only after losing a significant amount of money. The report includes firsthand engagements with scammers, infrastructure mapping of malicious websites, and forensic analysis of associated cryptocurrency wallets. In one case, a single wallet received over US $187,000 in less than two months. Another wallet was linked to more than US $1.2 million in transactions. Key findings include: Victims report a high emotional toll, often describing behaviors akin to gambling addiction. In some cases, task scams are linked to larger criminal operations that include forced scam labor and human trafficking in Southeast Asia, though such ties are not confirmed in every case. Using Trend Micro ScamCheck with Scam Radar can help users recognize early on when they are being targeted by a scammer. An industry first, Scam Radar offers real-time protection by identifying scam tactics utilized by cybercriminals as they happen, alerting users and empowering them to take action before any harm is done. The latest version of Trend Micro ScamCheck is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's AI-powered cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, Trend's platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com. SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. Latest research reveals mounting infrastructure-level risks from diverse components DALLAS, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today urged AI engineers and IT leaders to heed best practices in developing and deploying secure systems, or risk exposure to data theft, poisoning, ransom, and other attacks. To learn more about how network defenders and adversaries are using AI, read Trend Micro State of AI Security Report, 1H 2025: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/threat-landscape/trend-micro-state-of-ai-security-report-1h-2025 Rachel Jin, Chief Enterprise Platform Officer at Trend: "AI may represent the opportunity of the century for global businesses. But those rushing in too fast without taking adequate security precautions may end up causing more harm than good. As our report reveals, too much AI infrastructure is already being built from unsecured and/or unpatched components, creating an open door for threat actors." Trend's report highlights several AI-related security challenges: 1) Vulnerabilities/exploits in critical components Organizations wishing to develop, deploy and use AI applications must leverage multiple specialized software components and frameworks, which may contain vulnerabilities one may find in regular software. The report reveals zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits in core components including ChromaDB, Redis, NVIDIA Triton, and NVIDIA Container Toolkit. 2) Accidental exposure to the internet Vulnerabilities are often the result of rushed development and deployment timelines, as are instances when AI systems are accidentally exposed to the internet, where they can be probed by adversaries. As detailed in the report, Trend has found 200+ ChromaDB servers, 2,000 Redis servers, and 10,000+ Ollama servers exposed to the internet with no authentication. 3) Vulnerabilities in open-source components Many AI frameworks and platforms use open-source software libraries to provide common functionality. However, open-source components often contain vulnerabilities that end up creeping into production systems, where they are hard to detect. At the recent Pwn2Own Berlin, which featured a new AI category, researchers uncovered an exploit for the Redis vector database, which stemmed from an outdated Lua component. 4) Container-based weaknesses A great deal of AI infrastructure runs on containers, meaning it is exposed to the same security vulnerabilities and threats that impact cloud and container environments. As outlined in the report, Pwn2Own researchers were able to uncover an exploit for the NVIDIA Container Toolkit. Organizations should sanitize inputs and monitor runtime behavior to mitigate such risks. Stuart MacLellan, CTO, NHS SLAM: "There are still lots of questions around AI models and how they could and should be used. We now get much more information now than we ever did about the visibility of devices and what applications are being used. It's interesting to collate that data and get dynamic, risk-based alerts on people and what they're doing depending on policies and processes. That's going to really empower the decisions that are made organizationally around certain products." Both the developer community and its customers must better balance security with time to market in order to mitigate the risks outlined above. Concrete steps could include: About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's AI-powered cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, Trend's platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com. SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. Trend Micro uncovers the criminal playbook for deepfake-enabled cybercrime DALLAS, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released a new report exposing the scale and maturity of deepfake-enabled cybercrime. As generative AI tools become more powerful, affordable, and accessible, cybercriminals are rapidly adopting them to support attacks, ranging from business fraud to extortion and identity theft. To read the full report, Deepfake it 'til You Make It: A Comprehensive View of the New AI Criminal Toolset, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/deepfake-it-til-you-make-it-a-comprehensive-view-of-the-new-ai-criminal-toolset The report shows how deepfakes have moved beyond hype into real-world exploitation, undermining digital trust, exposing companies to new risks, and accelerating the business models of cybercriminals. David Sancho, senior threat researcher at Trend: "AI-generated media is not just a future risk, it's a real business threat. We're seeing executives impersonated, hiring processes compromised, and financial safeguards bypassed with alarming ease. This research is a wake up call—if businesses are not proactively preparing for the deepfake era, they're already behind. In a world where seeing is no longer believing, digital trust must be rebuilt from the ground up." The research found that threat actors no longer need underground expertise to launch convincing attacks. Instead, they are using off-the-shelf video, audio, and image generation platforms, many of which are marketed to content creators, to generate realistic deepfakes that deceive both individuals and organizations. These tools are inexpensive, easy to use, and increasingly capable of bypassing identity verification systems and security controls. The report outlines a growing cybercriminal ecosystem where these platforms are used to execute convincing scams, including: The criminal underground is actively trading tutorials, toolkits, and services to streamline these operations. From step-by-step playbooks for bypassing onboarding procedures to plug-and-play face-swapping tools, the barrier to entry is now minimal. As deepfake-enabled scams grow in frequency and complexity, businesses are urged to take proactive steps to minimize their risk exposure and protect their people and processes. This includes educating staff on social engineering risks, reviewing authentication workflows, and exploring detection solutions for synthetic media. About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's AI-powered cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, Trend's platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com. SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated

Stay connected with press releases from Trend teams in your region. New Trend Micro research reveals widespread AI adoption in cybersecurity strategies, but mounting concerns cyber risk exposure DALLAS, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global AI cybersecurity leader Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704) published new research* today revealing that while organizations are embracing artificial intelligence to strengthen their cyber defenses, many are increasingly concerned about the technology's potential to expand their attack surface and introduce new risks. To learn more about Trend's latest research, visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/aichangingcyberrisk Rachel Jin, Chief Enterprise Platform Officer at Trend: "AI holds enormous promise for strengthening cyber defenses, from identifying anomalies faster to automating time-consuming tasks. But attackers are just as eager to leverage AI for their own purposes, and that creates a rapidly shifting threat landscape. Our research and real-world testing make it clear that security must be built into AI systems from the outset. There is simply too much at stake to treat this as an afterthought." According to the study, 81% of global businesses are already using AI-driven tools as part of their cybersecurity strategy, with a further 16% actively exploring implementation. Nearly all respondents (97%) are open to using AI in some capacity. Over half are already relying on it for essential processes such as automated asset discovery, risk prioritization and anomaly detection. AI and automation are now considered top priorities for improving cybersecurity over the next 12 months by 42% of surveyed organizations. This optimism also comes with significant risk. An overwhelming 94% of businesses believe that AI will negatively impact their cyber risk exposure within the next three to five years. Over half expect a surge in the scale and complexity of AI-driven attacks, which they say will force them to rethink and reshape existing cybersecurity strategies. Many point to the risk of sensitive data exposure, uncertainty around how data is processed and stored by AI systems, the potential for proprietary data to be exploited by untrusted models, as well as increased compliance pressures and monitoring challenges stemming from a proliferation of new endpoints, APIs and shadow IT. The tension between opportunity and risk was evident at Trend's Pwn2Own event in Berlin, where the AI category was introduced for the first time. The results offered a compelling snapshot of where AI security currently stands. Twelve entries targeted four major AI frameworks, with the NVIDIA Triton Inference Server receiving the most attention. Chroma, Redis, and the NVIDIA Container Toolkit were also successfully exploited, in some cases using just a single bug to achieve full compromise. In total, seven unique zero-day vulnerabilities were uncovered in the AI frameworks. The vendors now have 90 days to patch the flaws before technical details are made public. As AI becomes more deeply integrated in enterprise IT environments, Trend urges security leaders to proactively evaluate the evolving risk landscape and embed rigorous security practices into every stage of AI adoption. *Trend Micro commissioned Sapio Research to interview 2250 individuals with responsibility for IT and/or cybersecurity—across multiple verticals, organization sizes and 21 countries in Europe, North America and APAC. About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's AI-powered cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, Trend's platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com. SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated