"Stolen credentials are a major threat. Legitimate credentials illegitimately acquired provide legitimate access to illegitimate actors. Once inside the network, these bad actors have greater ability to move and act in stealth."
"Listings tied to LummaC2 alone surged by 72%, with high-privilege cloud console credentials selling for $1,000-$15,000+."
"Larger targets, with larger payout potential, will have seen the most aggressive corporate investment (process and technology) mitigating exposure to this attack pattern."
"Beyond encrypting endpoints, attackers disrupt the ability to operate by wiping systems, deleting backups, sabotaging virtualization, attacking OT/ICS-adjacent services, or breaking identity/administration planes."
Stolen credentials pose a major threat, allowing illegitimate actors to gain access to networks and execute stealthy attacks. The market for stolen credentials has grown, with high-privilege credentials selling for substantial amounts. Ransomware attacks have increased, with over 7,000 incidents reported. Although ransom payments have slightly decreased, this is due to larger targets investing in defenses and government pressure against paying ransoms. Attackers have adapted by targeting smaller companies and employing operational disruptions alongside data theft to increase their impact.
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