{"id":1622,"date":"2025-01-17T04:21:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T04:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/2025\/01\/17\/top-10-cyber-threats-of-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T04:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T04:21:17","slug":"top-10-cyber-threats-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/top-10-cyber-threats-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top $10 Cyber Threats of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rise of Stolen Credential-Based Attacks: What&#8217;s Behind the Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"articlebody\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjagNNKLM9kqe83TFMKVqROF_OCVUDcqv7i6XhTM0-51_kxtQM0WZhaP415DwsYD-_p5klcX_dWW-NBph7PucZhwoZU883YNwE2eMQI-3pkyxwl7KCp_0a7Lcx6x3ZggGt-PYCCnL7W1RzlGt8NQ76xARWih72pGH1ApJj6NcTR_ZFICasxrEyXCY6LFUE\/s728-rw-e365\/push.png\" style=\"clear: left; display: block; float: left;  text-align: center;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Stolen credentials have become the <strong>#1 attacker action<\/strong> in 2023\/24, and the breach vector for <strong>80% of web app attacks<\/strong>. Cybersecurity budgets have also grown, with organizations now spending almost <strong>$1,100 per user<\/strong> (Source: Forrester). However, stolen credentials on criminal forums cost <strong>as little as $10<\/strong> (Source: Verizon).<\/p>\n<p>Something doesn&#8217;t add up. So, what&#8217;s going on?<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What&#8217;s contributing to the huge rise in account compromises linked to stolen credentials and why existing approaches aren&#8217;t working. <\/li>\n<li>The world of murky intelligence on stolen credentials, and how to cut through the noise to find the true positives.<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations for security teams to stop attackers from using stolen credentials to achieve account takeover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">The State of Stolen Credential-Based Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>By combining alerting for verified stolen credentials with the ability to find and increase MFA adoption even on unmanaged apps, Push offers security teams a formidable toolkit for stopping account takeover.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhR_uIosmlGHOvMu6lWUYlyOIFuAr9ZL-qh3h-jF748xGbpsFX6gfr-L43qkOLk9_UI_l4Y1ui-Pkwk2a6aEEEjsyJVQ72g1S_DhTF9P9uAyB-Ys7DTwD4kh9vbhlkoanEGwRW-iU85h94uO3F5SrFBXF8ptmQr75r_JwmcjNGi5tzyeSdyb81rSh1Wsug\/s728-rw-e365\/2.png\" style=\"clear: left; display: block; float: left;  text-align: center;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhR_uIosmlGHOvMu6lWUYlyOIFuAr9ZL-qh3h-jF748xGbpsFX6gfr-L43qkOLk9_UI_l4Y1ui-Pkwk2a6aEEEjsyJVQ72g1S_DhTF9P9uAyB-Ys7DTwD4kh9vbhlkoanEGwRW-iU85h94uO3F5SrFBXF8ptmQr75r_JwmcjNGi5tzyeSdyb81rSh1Wsug\/s728-rw-e365\/2.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"795\" data-original-width=\"1456\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Find Out More<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to learn more about identity attacks and how to stop them, check out Push Security \u2014 you can <a href=\"https:\/\/pushsecurity.com\/demo?utm_campaign=5759841-FY25Q1_Hacker-News-Organic-Article&amp;utm_source=thehackernews&amp;utm_medium=sponsored-content&amp;utm_content=organic%20article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">try out their browser-based agent<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cf note-b\">Found this article interesting? 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