High-Tech Sector Overtakes Finance as Top Target for Cyber-Attacks, Mandiant Reports

(Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine) 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. – High-Tech Sector Overtakes Finance as Top Target for Cyber-Attacks – Infosecurity Magazine