High-tech sector overtakes finance as top target for cyberattacks, Mandiant reports

The high-tech sector was the most targeted industry for cyber-attacks in 2025, dethroning financial services as the primary focus of threat actors, according to Mandiant’s latest incident response data.

High tech companies accounted for 17% of all Mandiant investigations in 2025, the Google Cloud-owned firm noted in the M-Trends 2026 Report, published on March 23.

In comparison, finance, which led in 2023 and 2024, represented 14.6% of Mandiant investigations over the past year. Business and professional services and healthcare were also heavily targeted, making up 13.3% and 11.9% of all investigations, respectively.

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