61% of Data Breaches in 2024 Involved Stolen Credentials
Over 61% of data breaches in 2024 involved stolen credentials, according to Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report. These compromised credentials are the primary entry point for cyber threats in 2025. To combat this, organizations rely on advanced monitoring platforms.
Compromised credential monitoring platforms continuously scan the open web, dark web, deep web, and data leak repositories to detect exposed credentials linked to an organization. These platforms offer real-time breach detection, alerting, and incident response integration. They provide contextualized data, APIs for automated workflows, enterprise account and domain monitoring, and compliance support. By using these tools, security teams can identify exposed credentials before they're used maliciously, receive real-time alerts, investigate breaches, and automatically trigger remediation workflows.
Stolen usernames, passwords, and authentication tokens are used to bypass traditional defenses. Attackers employ these credentials for various malicious activities, including bypassing MFA, credential stuffing, lateral movement, and accessing SaaS, VPNs, and critical infrastructure.
In Germany, leading providers for compromised credential monitoring in 2025 include Unosecur, a cloud identity threat detection and response platform, and IDnow, a leading European identity verification platform. Global players like Check Point Software Technologies also offer advanced AI-driven cybersecurity platforms that encompass credential monitoring. These platforms are crucial for organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity posture and mitigate data breach risks.
