Follow The Money: Cyber Threats to the Financial Sector

The financial sector moves trillions of dollars a day, making it one of the most heavily targeted industries in the world. Intel 471's latest report examines the full range of threats facing financial institutions, from ransomware and initial access brokers to nation-state activity, insider risks and consumer-facing fraud, drawing on data collected from January 2025 to June 2026.

In this report, you'll learn about:

• The most active ransomware and extortion groups targeting financial institutions, and how the average cost of a data breach climbed to $6.29 million in 2026
• How initial access brokers are selling entry into banks, insurers and investment firms, and which actors dominate the market
• Nation-state activity from groups like Ghost Blizzard, Cadet Blizzard and Salt Typhoon, plus how North Korea's Lazarus Group uses cryptocurrency heists to fund its regime
• The three ways insiders are being recruited, offering services, or used to facilitate attacks against financial organizations
• Consumer-facing threats including banking trojans, KYC bypass techniques, AI-assisted authentication fraud and investment scams

Download Intel 471's report Follow the Money: Cyber Threats to the Financial Sector to get the full breakdown of the threat landscape facing financial institutions today.