Report by Darktrace
Why Trust is the New Attack Surface: Darktrace’s Mid-Year Threat Update 2026
6 FINDINGSPublished Aug 3, 2026
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In the first half of 2026, 67% of phishing emails passed DMARC.
Email SecurityPhishingAuthenticationDMARC
Across nearly 280,000 prompts submitted by almost 28,000 users over 28 days, approximately 1% (2,945 instances) of prompts contained sensitive data.
Data PrivacyAISensitive DataPrompts
39% of phishing messages featured novel social engineering techniques.
PhishingSocial Engineering
VIP users were targeted in 25.8% of phishing attacks.
PhishingIdentity CompromiseEmail Security
37% of phishing messages contained a high volume of text, up from 32% in the first half of 2025.
PhishingSocial EngineeringEmail Security
The typical organization now interacts with seven different AI providers.
AI