CyberheistNews Vol 16 #31 the Majority of Orgs Now Hit by Targeted Impersonation Attacks
KnowBe4, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
KnowBe4's CyberheistNews reports 53% of organizations have had an executive or employee impersonated.
KnowBe4's CyberheistNews Volume 16 Issue 31 leads with new data on targeted impersonation attacks. Fifty-three percent of organizations have had an executive or employee impersonated in targeted social engineering attacks.
The figure indicates impersonation has moved from an occasional tactic to a majority experience among organizations. The newsletter covers the finding alongside other security news of the week.