Now Live: The CrowdStrike 2026 Financial Services Threat Landscape Report
Blog post from Crowdstrike
CrowdStrike's 2026 Financial Services Threat Landscape Report reveals a complex threat environment for financial services, marked by increased eCrime and nation-state adversary activities. The report indicates that the financial sector is the fourth most-targeted globally, accounting for 12% of observed cyber activities, with eCrime actors like MUTANT SPIDER and nation-state groups, particularly from North Korea, intensifying their operations. North Korean groups stole $2.02 billion in digital assets in 2025, and China-nexus adversaries focused on intelligence collection in South and Southeast Asia. The report highlights a 43% global increase in hands-on-keyboard intrusions against financial institutions, emphasizing the need for intelligence-led visibility and rapid response capabilities. CrowdStrike's Counter Adversary Operations leverages threat intelligence and the AI-powered Falcon platform to detect and disrupt sophisticated threats, underscoring the evolving threat landscape and the importance of proactive defense strategies.
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| AI Agents | 2 | 5,657 | 1,451 | 270 | -3% |
| Zero Trust | 2 | 253 | 70 | 34 | +31% |
| AI Coding Assistant | 1 | 1,996 | 587 | 182 | +13% |
| AI Guardrails | 1 | 270 | 149 | 60 | -36% |
| Secrets Management | 1 | 2,324 | 403 | 114 | +18% |
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