Billions Of Credentials Were Stolen From Businesses Around The World In 2024
techradar.pro, Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
This marks a 33% rise from the previous year
Over 3.2 billion credentials were compromised in 2024, new research has claimed, with these details then used to 'fuel a number of illegal campaigns'.
Flashpoint's Global Threat Intelligence Report said the figure represents a 33% spike year-on-year, and of these stolen credentials, an overwhelming 75% of these were obtained through information stealing malware, or 'infostealers' - which have now infected over 23 million devices worldwide. The most prolific of these is Redline - infecting 9.9 million hosts in 2024.