Cyberattacks are evolving faster than ever. This year’s X Force Threat Intelligence Index reveals how attackers are using AI to exploiting foundational security gaps to gain initial access and scale compromise.

Over the previous 12 months, IBM X-Force team analysis shows that exploitation of public facing applications rose 44%, while adversaries expanded credential harvesting operations through AI chatbot ecosystems—putting identity at the center of today’s threat landscape. As supply chain compromise grows and ransomware groups fragment, organizations face a broader, more unpredictable ecosystem than ever before.

Read the 2026 report today to understand the top threats including:

• Primary entry points for attackers
• The surge in AI driven credential theft
• The rapidly expanding ransomware ecosystem
• Data on the most targeted industry sectors and regions

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