Identity Attacks Overtake Exploits as Top Ransomware Cause
Email attacks overtook exploits as the top ransomware root cause last year. Multifactor authentication (MFA) was deployed in 97% of credential-based attacks but failed to prevent compromise.
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Email attacks overtook exploits as the top ransomware root cause last year. Multifactor authentication (MFA) was deployed in 97% of credential-based attacks but failed to prevent compromise.
Ransomware defense requires focusing on business resilience. This means patching issues promptly, improving user education, and deploying multi-factor authentication.
When ransomware hits hospitals, neighbors absorb patient overflow. Key defenses include backup recovery and multifactor authentication implementation.
CISA this week added CVE-2025-24472 to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities, citing ransomware activity targeting the authentication bypass flaw.
Hundreds of initial access brokers and cybercrime gangs are jumping on the max-critical CVE-2024-1709 authentication bypass, threatening orgs and downstream customers.
Ransomware gang gained access to the company's VPN in May by convincing an employee to accept a multifactor authentication (MFA) push notification.