82% of malicious files have unique hashes that traditional pattern-matching fails to detect.
82% of malicious files have unique hashes that traditional pattern-matching fails to detect. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Cofense in February 2026. It covers topics including Malicious Files, Threat Detection, Phishing, Email Attack. The original data appears in The New Era of Phishing: Threats Built in the Age of AI. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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82% of malicious files have unique hashes that traditional pattern-matching fails to detect. This data was published by Cofense and covers Malicious Files, Threat Detection, Phishing, Email Attack.
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This statistic comes from The New Era of Phishing: Threats Built in the Age of AI, published by Cofense on February 9, 2026. You can view the original report at https://cofense.com/annualreport.
What cybersecurity topics does this cover?
This statistic relates to Malicious Files, Threat Detection, Phishing, Email Attack. Browse more statistics on Malicious Files or from Cofense.