# US financial sector hit by 40,000 phishing URLs in H1 2026

> US financial services faced nearly 40,000 phishing URLs during H1 2026Attackers used 645 hosting providers to distribute financial phishing campaignsFree hosting carried 12.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/nearly-40-000-phishing-attacks-hit-us-financial-firms-in-h1-2026-automated-ai-agents-and-a-new-seychelles-bulletproof-host-fuel-aggressive-new-campaigns?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac416477e59d17c54ddaa3c)
- **Published:** 2026-10-05
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac416477e59d17c54ddaa3c

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