Most leaked logins are old, but infostealers reach 72% of firms
Swedish cybersecurity firm Outpost24 released research analyzing credential theft across North American and European companies over the past year. The study found that infostealer malware reached a significant majority of firms examined, exposing millions of login credentials. While fewer than 3% of exposed credentials were directly stolen from infected devices, the widespread reach demonstrates the scale of credential compromise threats.
Key points
- 72% of 4,824 analyzed firms had at least one exposed employee or customer credential
- 31.5 million total credentials exposed across studied companies
- Less than 3% of credentials stolen directly from infected devices
- Study covered US and European firms over past year
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