ESET's Director of Threat Prevention Labs, Jiří Kropáč, stated, "Rather than relying on entirely new methods and tools, attackers are quickly adapting established techniques to new platforms, technologies, and user behaviors. Threat actors continue to rely on social engineering as AI is incorporated into their attacks, according to ESET's Threat Report for the first half of 2026.
Threat actors continue to rely on social engineering as AI is incorporated into their attacks, according to ESET's Threat Report for the first half of 2026.
ESET's Director of Threat Prevention Labs, Jiří Kropáč, stated, "Rather than relying on entirely new methods and tools, attackers are quickly adapting established techniques to new platforms, technologies,...
The number of AI skills within this new ecosystem is growing rapidly as we speak, further expanding the attack surface."
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Threat actors continue to rely on social engineering as AI is incorporated into their attacks, according to ESET's Threat Report for the first half of 2026. ESET's Director of Threat Prevention Labs, Jiří Kropáč, stated, "Rather than relying on entirely new methods and tools, attackers are quickly adapting established techniques to new platforms, technologies, and user behaviors. The number of AI skills within this new ecosystem is growing rapidly as we speak, further expanding the attack surface."
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