Cybersecurity statistics / AI-Powered Attacks

72% of Chief Information Security Officers report a significant increase in attacks, led primarily by AI-powered social engineering.

Publisher	Optro
Report	Human behavior: The AI risk surface GRC can't ignore
Published	12 May 2026
Topics	AI-Powered Attacks, Social Engineering

Published by Optro in Human behavior: The AI risk surface GRC can't ignore, 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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