Credential theft escalates as threat actors use stealthier tactics

Cybercriminals are pivoting to stealthier tactics, with lower-profile credential theft spiking, while ransomware attacks on enterprises have declined. These are among the findings of a new report from IBM X-Force which also observes an 84 percent increase in emails delivering infostealers in 2024 compared to the previous year, a method threat actors rely heavily on to scale identity attacks. Critical infrastructure organizations have accounted for 70 percent of all attacks that IBM X-Force responded to last year, with more than a quarter of these attacks caused by vulnerability exploitation. More cybercriminals are opting to steal data (18 percent) rather than… [Continue Reading]