A new strategic threat report published by B9F7 Buzz NetWorks S.L. identifies a significant evolution in the cyber threat landscape, predicting a new wave of highly sophisticated, AI-driven attacks specifically targeting the infrastructure of the financial and educational technology sectors.

The report, “The Convergence Point: Securing the Next Wave of Digital Services,” is the result of analysis from B9F7 Labs, the research and threat intelligence division of the B9F7 Stark Internet Service B.V. company. The findings detail a critical shift away from conventional, single-vector attacks toward “Converged Threats.” These are complex, multi-stage campaigns where attackers leverage artificial intelligence to automate reconnaissance, identify vulnerabilities in hybrid cloud environments, and breach digital trust systems at an unprecedented scale.

Our research indicates that threat actors are no longer just attacking a network; they are attacking the logic of the business itself. In the FinTech sector, this trend is moving beyond traditional fraud. AI-powered attackers are now targeting the API and data integration points between legacy core banking systems (often in private clouds) and new, customer-facing applications (in public clouds). These attacks are designed to intercept data in transit, manipulate transactions, or compromise the digital identity and SSL/TLS protocols that secure these connections.

The report highlights that the primary goal is to undermine the very foundation of digital trust. As the financial ecosystem becomes more interconnected, these AI-driven campaigns can test thousands of API endpoints simultaneously, seeking a single misconfiguration to exploit.

The EdTech sector faces a parallel and equally severe threat. The “digital campus”—an ecosystem of e-learning platforms, student information systems, and online payment portals—has become a high-value target. This sector centralizes vast amounts of sensitive personal data, intellectual property, and financial information. Our analysis shows attackers are using AI to craft highly convincing, automated phishing campaigns to harvest credentials, with the ultimate goal of accessing and exfiltrating these rich data stores.

Furthermore, the report notes that the infrastructure supporting these EdTech platforms is often a complex hybrid of on-premise and multi-cloud resources, creating a fragmented security perimeter that is difficult to defend with traditional tools.

As a company specializing in the convergence of resilient cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and FinTech/EdTech solutions, B9F7 Buzz NetWorks is uniquely positioned to observe these trends. The findings of this report underscore our core belief that security can no longer be an add-on product. It must be an intelligent, integrated, and automated framework built directly into the cloud infrastructure.

The publication of this forecast serves as a critical advisory to leaders in both industries. It emphasizes the urgent need to adopt “Zero Trust” architectures, enhance digital trust protocols like PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), and invest in unified security solutions that can provide visibility and protection across the entire hybrid cloud environment. The insights provided aim to equip our partners and the wider industry to build a more resilient and secure digital future.