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38% of organizations report that employees interact with malicious content.

PublisherProofpoint
Report2026 AI-Era Ransomware Report
Published22 July 2026
TopicsMalicious Content, User Behavior

Published by Proofpoint in 2026 AI-Era Ransomware Report, 22 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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