Strategic Shift in Cyber Targeting: High-Tech Surpasses Finance (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• High-tech sector identified as the primary target in 2025.
• Financial services drop from the top spot held in previous years.
• Increased focus on long-term espionage and supply chain infiltration.

"Mandiant's 2025 investigations reveal that the high-tech sector has overtaken financial services as the most targeted industry by cyber attackers. This pivot marks a significant change from 2023 and 2024, indicating a prioritized interest in intellectual property and supply chain vulnerabilities over direct monetary extraction. This trend poses a direct challenge to the security of digital infrastructure and technological autonomy."