# The 2026 DBIR Breakdown: Shadow AI, Pretexting, and the Rise of Vulnerabilities

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Podcast: [CISO Insights: Voices in Cybersecurity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ciso-insights-voices-in-cybersecurity-7034686)
Published: 2026-05-20T13:52:24+00:00
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## Resource

The 2026 DBIR highlights that as attackers increasingly leverage Generative AI and synchronous pretexting to target organizations, defenders must double down on core fundamentals to combat the massive surge in vulnerability exploitation and internal data leaks

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