Wiz: 80% Of Cloud Breaches Are Caused By Basic Mistakes
ITPro, Monday, April 13th, 2026
Wiz Threat Research's analysis of 2025 cloud incidents shows that familiar risks are expanding with scale, shared trust, and AI-driven environments
AI isn't creating new classes of vulnerabilities, according to research from Wiz - but it is expanding the range of where well-known risks can appear.
Analysis from the cloud security firm found eight-in-ten cloud breaches last year were caused by basic mistakes. Common vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposed secrets all ranked among the leading causes of breaches, Wiz found.