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Majority of Compromises Caused by Stolen Credentials, No MFA

Infosecurity Magazineby James Coker ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-55591
Unauthenticated Super-Admin Bypass in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy
9.894%KEVRansomware
KEV

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2 min read at infosecurity-magazine.com

More than half (56%) of all compromises in Q1 2025 resulted from the theft of valid account credentials with no multi-factor authentication (MFA) in place, according to new research by Rapid7, published during Infosecurity Europe 2025. The researchers expect stolen credentials to continue to be the dominant initial access technique while organizations fail to protect all accounts with MFA.

Infosecurity Magazine

By James Coker · infosecurity-magazine.com

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