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28% of SMB respondents say AI is creating hyper-personalized social engineering attacks.

PublisherVikingCloud
ReportThe 2026 SMB Threat Landscape Report: The Year Cybersecurity Risks Surpass Economic Concerns
Published24 February 2026
TopicsSMBs, Social Engineering, AI, Hyper-Personalized Social Engineering

Published by VikingCloud in The 2026 SMB Threat Landscape Report: The Year Cybersecurity Risks Surpass Economic Concerns, 24 February 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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