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IR Trends Q2 2026: Phishing and weaponized remote management tools drive attack chains
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Phishing surged to over 50% of incident response engagements in Q2 2026, with attackers using QR codes in PDFs and weaponised remote management tools like MeshAgent and Zoho Assist to bypass MFA and establish persistent access for ransomware deployment.
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Attackers have stopped trying to break your security and started using the tools you already trust. If you sell identity, endpoint detection, or cloud access controls, your customers are now losing to open-source remote management software and OAuth device flows - both cheap, both invisible to email gateways, both hard to detect once inside.
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