Email threat landscape: Q2 2026 trends and insights
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Email threat landscape: Q2 2026 trends and insights

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Security Research Team

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Microsoft Security Blog

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In the second quarter of 2026, the continuing effects of Microsoft’s disruption of the Tycoon2FA phishing platform contributed to sustained declines in several major phishing techniques, while threat actors expanded into …

In the second quarter of 2026, the continuing effects of Microsoft’s disruption of the Tycoon2FA phishing platform contributed to sustained declines in several major phishing techniques, while threat actors expanded into Teams-based social engineering and employed increasingly automated and multi-stage attack chains. The post Email threat landscape: Q2 2026 trends and insights appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.