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New Socura report highlights threat of leaked credentials to UK businesses
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Socura, a UK-based cyber security services provider that protects many of the nation’s biggest NHS trusts, councils, and private companies, has released its report, ‘FTSE 100 for sale’. Produced in partnership with Flare, the leader of threat exposure management, the report reveals the alarming scale of stolen employee credentials across the UK’s largest companies.
Following an analysis of cybercrime communities across the clear and dark web, the report found more than 460,000 instances of stolen credentials linked to FTSE 100 employees. The rising dangers of infostealer malware and the continued use of weak passwords are also highlighted.
Key findings of the report include:
- 15 FTSE companies have more than 10,000 instances of stolen credentials available online. One company has over 45,000 instances
- 28,000 instances of corporate credentials from FTSE 100 businesses leaked via infostealer logs
- 59% of FTSE 100 companies have at least one employee using‘ password’ as a password
- Evidence of a potential death threat made against a FTSE 100 CEO
Read the full report: https://socura.co.uk/blogs/ftse-100-report-highlights-threat-of-leaked-credentials-to-businesses
