IT and security professionals rate attackers using AI to generate self-mutating malware as a high or extreme risk at 55.9%, employees leaking sensitive data into public LLMs at 53.5%, AI-driven evasion techniques at 52.5%, and deepfakes or voice cloning used in fraud or BEC at 51.9%.
IT and security professionals rate attackers using AI to generate self-mutating malware as a high or extreme risk at 55.9%, employees leaking sensitive data into public LLMs at 53.5%, AI-driven evasion techniques at 52.5%, and deepfakes or voice cloning used in fraud or BEC at 51.9%. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Bitdefender in July 2026. It covers topics including AI , Self-Mutating Malware, Malware. The original data appears in Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment 2026. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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IT and security professionals rate attackers using AI to generate self-mutating malware as a high or extreme risk at 55.9%, employees leaking sensitive data into public LLMs at 53.5%, AI-driven evasion techniques at 52.5%, and deepfakes or voice cloning used in fraud or BEC at 51.9%. This data was published by Bitdefender and covers AI , Self-Mutating Malware, Malware.
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This statistic comes from Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment 2026, published by Bitdefender on July 4, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/business/campaign/2026-cybersecurity-assessment.
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