SpyCloud 2026 Phishing Pulse Report
The click already happened. Now what?
The data shows phishing attacks are accelerating. The SpyCloud 2026 Phishing Pulse Report gives security teams the insights they need to close the gap between incident, exposure, and post-phishing response.
78%
of orgs saw phishing volume increase in the last 12 months
68%
take 4+ hours to remediate a confirmed exposure
5X
more enterprise-targeted than infostealer malware
Inside the Phishing Pulse Report:
What's stressing security teams out the most
Defenders share their perspective on AI-driven attacks, post-phishing visibility, and what’s most at stake.
Why even phishing-resistant MFA isn't the whole answer
FIDO2 hardware keys and passkeys defeat the classic AiTM reverse-proxy relay, but device code phishing leaves the token attack surface open.
How PhaaS is industrializing enterprise targeting
For as little as $50 USD, attackers get fully managed phish kits that make it fast and easy to get their payday. SpyCloud analysis shows:
86%
of the Fortune 100
have employee data exposed by successful phishes
47%
of the FTSE 100
have employee data exposed by successful phishes
The persistence threat most IR playbooks miss
A stolen refresh token survives a password reset. Explicit revocation is required, and most teams aren’t doing it yet.
A blueprint for modernizing your post-phishing response
From automated remediation to token revocation workflows, what resilient organizations are doing differently.
About the data in this report
This report summarizes insights from a field survey of security leaders and practitioners at enterprise organizations in the U.S., Canada, and the Europe.
SpyCloud’s identity threat protection platform is built to help organizations proactively identify and remediate identity exposures – including exposures from successful phishes – before they can be weaponized by cybercriminals. This report distills the survey results and provides actionable recommendations for post-phishing response.
You can continue reading about the recent threat landscape in our 2026 Identity Exposure Report, and then check your exposure to help identify any current threats your business may be facing from malware infections, phishing, and breaches.