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AI makes ransomware more effective in 65 percent of cases
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
AI is making ransomware attacks 65% more effective by improving social engineering tactics like phishing, credential harvesting, and Business Email Compromise; attackers now steal data and credentials before deploying encryption, turning ransomware into long-term extortion campaigns.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, and 2 sources have reported it between 24 Jul 2026 and 27 Jul 2026.
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AI-augmented ransomware has moved the kill chain from endpoints to email inboxes—your email security product now sits on the frontline of 65% more effective attacks. Organisations treating ransomware as a recovery problem are buying the wrong tools; the real market is moving to identity and email threat detection.
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2 sources · first reported 24 Jul 2026 · latest 27 Jul 2026
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