The cloud threat landscape is rapidly shifting': Google research warns hackers are targeting third parties and software flaws to gain entry
techradar.pro, Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
New Google report suggests cloud misconfigurations are on the decline
To break into cloud environments, cybercriminals are relying less on weak credentials and more on third-party software vulnerabilities, new research from Google has found.
The Cloud Threat Horizons Report claims early in 2025 most compromises still relied on weak, or missing credentials. However, in the second half of the year, attackers increasingly started exploiting vulnerabilities in externally managed software.