Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 — automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaigns

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by TechRadar / Tom's Guide / PCWorld / Pocket-lint / Stuff at 05 Oct, 21:05 UTC

US financial services faced nearly 40,000 phishing URLs in just six months as free hosting, AI tools, and Omegatech expanded attackers' infrastructure options.

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• T2Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 — automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaignsTechRadar / Tom's Guide / PCWorld / Pocket-lint / Stuff05 Oct, 21:05