Cybersecurity statistics / Account Takeover
| Publisher | Barracuda |
| Report | 2026 Email Threats Report |
| Published | 12 May 2026 |
| Topics | Account Takeover, Identity Risk, Email Security |
Published by Barracuda in 2026 Email Threats Report, 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.
12 sources answer what share of organisations have an ai governance policy in place. They report between 18% and 44%, with a median of 36.5%.
See all 12 sources| 82% of IAM leaders and stakeholders at financial services firms are confident their current controls can mitigate account takeover risk. Secret Double Octopus, 12/07/2026 |
| 62.1% of attempted misuse cases involved new account applications, and 37.9 percent involved attempted account takeovers. Identity Theft Resource Center, 15/06/2026 |
| A single low-cost device model drove 3% of all mobile account takeover attempts. NICE Actimize, 27/05/2026 |
| Financial services accounted for 24% of all bot attacks and 46% of account takeover incidents. Thales, 27/05/2026 |
| EMEA's fraud attack rate increased 27% year over year. LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, 27/05/2026 |
| In 2025, 92% of npm account takeovers occur. Endor Labs, 27/05/2026 |
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