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Identity lapses ensnared organizations at scale in 2024

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Cybercriminals predominantly relied on weaknesses in identity controls to afflict organizations in 2024, with valid accounts being the main way they gained access for the second year in a row, Cisco Talos said in an annual report released Monday. Across the incident response cases Cisco Talos responded to last year, 60% involved an identity attack component, researchers said. Attackers used legitimate credentials, session cookies and API keys to…

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Identity lapses ensnared organizations at scale in 2024

Cybercriminals predominantly relied on weaknesses in identity controls to afflict organizations in 2024, with valid accounts being the main way they gained access for the second year in a row, Cisco Talos said in an annual report released Monday. Across the incident response cases Cisco Talos responded to last year, 60% involved an identity attack component, researchers said. Attackers used legitimate credentials, session cookies and API keys to…

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Malicious actors increasingly put privileged identity access to work across attack chains

Abuse of legitimate privileged access is on the rise, accounting for the majority of security breaches last year, with stolen user identities being leveraged by malicious actors across various parts of the attack chain. More effective and more challenging to detect, the breaches, including ransomware extortions, were achieved by stealing various types of identifiers, including traditional login credentials, session tokens, API keys, and digital …

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Identity-based intrusions accounted for bulk of cyber incidents last year

Sixty percent of cybersecurity incidents around the world last year were identity-based intrusions, with identity targeting being prominent across all attack stages, SiliconAngle reports. Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 for any flavor. Enroll Now and Save 10%: Coupon Code MWNEWS10 Note: Affiliate link – your enrollment helps support this platform at no …

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Cisco Talos report finds identity-based attacks drove majority of cyber incidents in 2024 - SiliconANGLE

A new report out today from Cisco Talos, a cybersecurity company that’s part of Cisco Systems Inc., found that in 2024, cybercriminals didn’t need zero-days or custom malware to wreak havoc: They just logged in, with identity-based attacks, misused legitimate tools and and years-old vulnerabilities driving the majority of security incidents last year. The findings come […] The post Cisco Talos report finds identity-based attacks drove majority o…

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SiliconANGLE broke the news in on Monday, March 31, 2025.
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