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The 2025 criminal AI battlefield underscores the robust weaponization of the rapidly growing technology. From criminal large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered malware to deepfakes at scale, threats are advancing on every front. Looking back on the year in criminal AI is crucial for hardening defenses and preparing for what’s next.

We challenge assumptions about AI models by revealing real-world biases and limitations, and the impact of poorly managed AI adoptions.

Trend™ Research introduces a novel system that leverages AI and behavioral analytics to proactively estimate the risk of future malware outbreaks based on users’ behavior to help organizations strategically strengthen their defenses.

We dive into the transformation from “Cybercrime-as-a-Service“ to “Cybercrime-as-a-Sidekick“, which fundamentally alters the operational dynamics of criminal enterprises.

Drawing on insights from Trend Micro’s global researchers and security experts, this year’s edition of our annual security predictions report highlights the AI-driven shifts set to shape 2026 and beyond.

Trend™ Research replicated an AI-powered scam assembly line to reveal how AI is eradicating the barrier for entry to running scams, making fraud easier to run, harder to detect, and effortless to scale.

Xanthorox AI: flirty, menacing, and potentially devastating? We explored the inner workings of this LLM to unveil its devious capabilities for generating malicious code, obtaining private information, and roleplaying.

AI’s rapid growth brings new risks as well as opportunities. Strong security foundations are essential to ensure innovation remains safe, compliant, and resilient.

Trend™ Research inspected agentic edge AI systems and the development tools and workflows they leverage and uncovered an intricate labyrinth that demands robust protection from cyberthreats.