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Over half of all credentials (53%) were indexed within one week of exfiltration, and 36.4% within 24 hours.

PublisherRecorded Future
Report2025 Identity Threat Landscape Report
Published16 March 2026
TopicsIdentity, Credentials

Published by Recorded Future in 2025 Identity Threat Landscape Report , 16 March 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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