Identity Compromise

75% of sensitive data exposures begin with compromised identities or misconfigured permissions.

Scams involving the sharing of personal information accounted for 36.1% of identity compromises, down from 43.1% the previous year.

67% of ransomware victims confirmed their ransomware incident stemmed from an identity attack.

Compromised credentials accounted for 74% of ransomware intrusions observed by Beazley Security investigators in Q1 2026.