Leaked Credentials Up 160%: What Attackers Are Doing With Them

When an organization’s credentials are leaked, the immediate consequences are rarely visible—but the long-term impact is far-reaching. Far from the cloak-and-dagger tactics seen in fiction, many real-world cyber breaches begin with something deceptively simple: a username and password.
According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, leaked credentials accounted for 22% of breaches