2026 Global Threat Report

In the agentic era, defending against AI-accelerated adversaries, and securing AI systems themselves, requires operating at machine speed. The CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report reflects this reality. It provides the intelligence defenders need to understand how adversaries exploit trust, accelerate with AI and move across domains to remain evasive.

Key takeaways include:

• The average eCrime breakout time fell to 29 minutes in 2025, a 65 percent increase in speed from the prior year. The fastest breakout took just 27 seconds
• 82 percent of detections were malware-free. Intrusions moved through authorised pathways and trusted systems, blending into normal activity
• There has been a 89 percent increase in attacks by AI-enabled adversaries