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The share of actors classified as medium risk or higher increased from 33% in the first six-month period to 56% in the second six-month period, a roughly 1.7-fold increase.

PublisherAnthropic
ReportWhat we learned mapping a year’s worth of AI-enabled cyber threats
Published3 June 2026
TopicsRisk Assessment, Threat Actors, AI in Cybercrime

Published by Anthropic in What we learned mapping a year’s worth of AI-enabled cyber threats , 3 June 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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