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Credential harvesting is identified as the initial threat in 36% of ransomware incidents.
Proofpoint, 25/07/2026
Malicious links are identified as the initial threat in 47% of incidents, malicious attachments in 46%, credential harvesting in 36%, and Business Email Compromise in 35%.
Proofpoint, 25/07/2026
11% of the top 100 vendors most commonly used by universities currently show evidence of active infostealer malware infections.
UpGuard, 04/07/2026
43% of internal authentication traffic still relies on NTLM, a legacy protocol frequently abused for credential replay and privilege escalation attacks.
Zero Networks, 15/06/2026
72% of organizations do not detect credential misuse in real time, often taking hours or sometimes days or weeks to identify unauthorized privileged access.
Keeper Security, 27/05/2026
45% of MSPs who reported BYOD-related security incidents cite credential theft or account compromise as a cause
Omdia & Aura Business, 27/05/2026

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