--- title: IBM Report Surfaces Sharp Spike in Cyberattacks Enabled... description: IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach report, based on a Ponemon Institute study of 602 organizations, reveals that 25% of malicious breaches were AI-enabled — a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ibm-report-surfaces-sharp-spike-in-cyberattacks-enabled-by-ai-gtzmdvsqy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: IBM Report Surfaces Sharp Spike in Cyberattacks Enabled by AI | daily.dev og:description: IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach report, based on a Ponemon Institute study of 602 organizations, reveals that 25% of malicious breaches were AI-enabled — a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ibm-report-surfaces-sharp-spike-in-cyberattacks-enabled-by-ai-gtzmdvsqy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gtzMdVSqy.png og:image:alt: IBM Report Surfaces Sharp Spike in Cyberattacks Enabled by AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # IBM Report Surfaces Sharp Spike in Cyberattacks Enabled by AI **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach report, based on a Ponemon Institute study of 602 organizations, reveals that 25% of malicious breaches were AI-enabled — a 56% year-over-year increase. AI-linked breaches cost an average of $6 million, roughly $1 million above the global average. Deepfake impersonation (47%) and AI-enabled malware (18%) are the most common attack vectors. Mean time to identify and contain breaches rose to 247 days. On the defensive side, organizations using AI and automation in security operations cut breach costs by nearly $2 million. Key vulnerabilities include compromised APIs, cloud misconfigurations, and lack of AI access controls — with 92% of AI-breached organizations lacking proper controls. IAM, DevSecOps, and network segmentation remain top recommended investments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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