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Check Point: Cloud-Focused VoidLink Was Largely AI-Generated by a Single Developer

Check Point cites leaked project files as evidence a single operator used an AI IDE to build the cloud-focused Linux framework in under a week.

Overview

  • In a follow-up analysis, researchers say TRAE-generated helper files, sprint plans, and source code leaked from an open directory point to AI-driven development using TRAE SOLO inside the TRAE IDE.
  • The developer applied a spec-driven workflow that produced multi-team plans and coding standards, yet timestamps show a functional 88,000-line build emerged within six days and was uploaded to VirusTotal on December 4, 2025.
  • Check Point reproduced the workflow and generated code structurally similar to the recovered source, concluding there is little room for doubt that AI produced most of the framework.
  • VoidLink targets Linux cloud environments with custom loaders, implants, eBPF and LKM rootkits, and dozens of plugins that detect AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, and Tencent.
  • Leaked Chinese-language instructions included guidance crafted to steer the model around safety constraints, reinforcing the assessment that a single developer orchestrated the build using AI tooling.