• Akamai's Oct. 29, 2026, cybersecurity report found online scams surpassed traditional phishing for the first time in Q1 2026.
• Scam detections approximately doubled from 3,200,000 to 6,400,000 as attackers leveraged AI and automated infrastructure to bypass security defenses.
• The average phishing attack lifespan fell from 48 days in Q4 2025 to 22 days in Q2 2026, complicating enterprise defenses.
• Nearly 70% of phishing threats impersonated high technology, financial services or commerce brands, exposing businesses to abuse of brand trust.
• High- and critical-risk activity represented 26.6% of login attempts; account verification requests accounted for 40% of that traffic.

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