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Huntress

Exposed Passwords on Endpoints Are More Common Than You Think

2023-10-25 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

3 predictions
T1552.001Credentials In Files
97%
"s way more common than we thought. files with exposed passwords : how prevalent are they? in early october, huntress responded to an incident where multiple unsecured password files were present that may have been accessed by adversaries. after responding to this incident, it got…"
T1556.006Multi-Factor Authentication
63%
"encrypted password manager - deploy multi - factor authentication ( mfa ) wherever possible - build a security awareness training program - monitor your environment for evidence of account takeover while 100 % protection is never possible in cybersecurity, this combination of too…"
T1552.001Credentials In Files
42%
"on 5 % or more of their total endpoints - over 100 partners had more than 50 endpoints with exposed password files to put this into perspective, this means that we found files with exposed plaintext passwords on over 32, 000 endpoints. that ’ s 32, 000 endpoints with passwords th…"

Summary

Discover the alarming prevalence of exposed passwords on endpoints and how to safeguard your credentials. Learn from Huntress' findings and insights.