SOCRadar’s just released its U.S. Threat Landscape Report 2026 which highlights the most targeted industries, how threat actors monetize stolen data and access, and how ransomware, phishing, and DDoS attacks continue to pressure U.S. organizations.
Key highlights include:
- Top Targeted Sectors: Finance and Insurance leads dark web targeting at 14.39%, followed by Information Services (10.19%) and Public Administration (9.79%), showing sustained focus on high-trust and high-value data sectors.
- U.S.-Only Targeting Dominates: 88.3% of threats focus exclusively on U.S. entities, while cross-border campaigns remain limited.
- Monetization Drives Underground Activity: Selling accounts for 70.76% of posts and sharing adds 23.56%, confirming a strong underground market dynamic.
- Data and Access Are the Main Commodities: Data-related threats represent 61.53%, while access sales reach 29.31%, reinforcing the role of initial access brokers.
- Ransomware Remains Fragmented: Qilin, Akira, and PLAY together represent 33% of ransomware activity, while smaller groups make up the majority.
- Phishing Hits High-Trust Targets: Public Administration accounts for 24.08% of phishing attacks, followed by Information Services at 19.45%.
- HTTPS Makes Phishing Harder to Spot: 77.9% of phishing pages use HTTPS, reducing users’ ability to identify malicious sites.
- DDoS Volume and Scale Are Severe: 1,036,378 DDoS attacks were recorded, with peak bandwidth reaching 1,475.67 Gbps and average attack duration around 59 minutes.
You can read the report here: https://socradar.io/resources/report/u-s-threat-landscape-report-2026/?utm_campaign=16185902-GatedContent_Country-Reports_Global_0725&utm_source=website&utm_medium=reportspage&utm_term=countryreports&utm_content=US26
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The SOCRadar U.S. Threat Landscape Report 2026 Is Out
SOCRadar’s just released its U.S. Threat Landscape Report 2026 which highlights the most targeted industries, how threat actors monetize stolen data and access, and how ransomware, phishing, and DDoS attacks continue to pressure U.S. organizations.
Key highlights include:
You can read the report here: https://socradar.io/resources/report/u-s-threat-landscape-report-2026/?utm_campaign=16185902-GatedContent_Country-Reports_Global_0725&utm_source=website&utm_medium=reportspage&utm_term=countryreports&utm_content=US26
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