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2021 Credential Stuffing Report

2021-02-09 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

27 predictions
T1110.004Credential Stuffing
93%
"attacker after he forgot to use his vpn when stealing data from disqus ( a spill reported in 2017 ). furthermore, while credential stuffing is by and large a financially motivated attack, we have seen nation - states engage in credential stuffing. the lines will likely continue t…"
T1110.004Credential Stuffing
92%
"100 most common variations, such as : - shapesecurity01 - shape _ security00 - shape _ security _ 00 - shapesecurity _ 00 - shapesecurity00 @ gmail. com this process is known as “ fuzzing. ” figure 25 displays all of the credential stuffing attacks on user a * * * * * * * * 22 at…"
T1078Valid Accounts
83%
"are five distinct phases of credential abuse, corresponding to their initial use and subsequent dissemination among other threat actors : - stage 1 : slow and quiet. sophisticated attackers use compromised credentials in stealth mode. this phase usually lasts until attackers star…"
T1110.004Credential Stuffing
73%
"forums. thus, organizations may want to use technology that detects compromised credentials as soon as attackers weaponize them, months before they hit the dark web. reduce feedback : as we mentioned in “ the lifecycle of spilled credentials, ” time is an extremely precious resou…"
T1110.004Credential Stuffing
70%
"2021 credential stuffing report executive summary it is february 2021. the tech industry is reeling from the twin shocks of the theft of fireeye ’ s red team tools and the solarwinds orion supply chain attack. based on what we presently know, these campaigns were state - sponsore…"
T1589.001Credentials
67%
"credential spills in some of the incidents, organizations were willing and able to disclose the reason credentials were compromised. while every incident is a little different, we ’ ve highlighted a few here that are particularly instructive ( or just frustrating ). in short, the…"
T1657Financial Theft
66%
"them to better secure users and prevent fraud from account takeovers. for example, if a user known to make purchases of $ 25 to $ 50 on a certain retail site suddenly made a $ 500 purchase, that wouldn ’ t necessarily raise any alarms ( nor should it ). but if that user also made…"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
66%
"credential spills in some of the incidents, organizations were willing and able to disclose the reason credentials were compromised. while every incident is a little different, we ’ ve highlighted a few here that are particularly instructive ( or just frustrating ). in short, the…"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
61%
"are five distinct phases of credential abuse, corresponding to their initial use and subsequent dissemination among other threat actors : - stage 1 : slow and quiet. sophisticated attackers use compromised credentials in stealth mode. this phase usually lasts until attackers star…"
T1589.001Credentials
60%
"via his site, have i been pwned ( hibp ). date of breach : when the credentials in question first became compromised. this date is only known and / or shared in about half of cases. date of discovery : when an organization first learned of its credential spill. organizations are …"
T1110.004Credential Stuffing
59%
"understanding that fuzzing is more common among sophisticated attackers. - a rich and growing ecosystem of attack tools — many of which are shared with security professionals — enables credential stuffing attacks and threatens the efficacy of existing controls. - attackers contin…"
T1589.001Credentials
57%
"disclosed breaches in the united states. in other words, stolen credentials are so valuable that demand for them remains enormous, creating a vicious circle in which organizations suffer both network intrusions in pursuit of credentials and credential stuffing in pursuit of profi…"
T1110.004Credential Stuffing
56%
"% ). credential stuffing will be a threat so long as we require users to log in to accounts online. the most comprehensive way to prevent credential stuffing is to use an anti - automation platform. in addition, follow these 10 best practices for minimizing the threat of credenti…"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
56%
"2021 credential stuffing report executive summary it is february 2021. the tech industry is reeling from the twin shocks of the theft of fireeye ’ s red team tools and the solarwinds orion supply chain attack. based on what we presently know, these campaigns were state - sponsore…"
T1657Financial Theft
55%
"##ers are less rigorous in their quality control. some of these services allow the task creator to isolate tasks to users of specific countries, which helps craft believable traffic demographics. tasks, or “ campaigns, ” generally run about 10 to 60 cents for about three minutes …"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
54%
"disclosed breaches in the united states. in other words, stolen credentials are so valuable that demand for them remains enormous, creating a vicious circle in which organizations suffer both network intrusions in pursuit of credentials and credential stuffing in pursuit of profi…"
T1589.001Credentials
52%
"once enough flags have been raised. manual fraud thrives between the cracks of automated systems. the defenses put in place to catch it necessitate different techniques, strategies, and systems. it is not impossible but it requires a different, holistic perspective. conclusion : …"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
48%
"of spilled credentials has mostly declined between 2016 and 2020. - the average spill size declined from 63 million records in 2016 to 17 million records in 2020. - breach sizes appear to be stabilizing and becoming more consistent over time. - despite consensus about best practi…"
T1589.001Credentials
47%
"2021 credential stuffing report executive summary it is february 2021. the tech industry is reeling from the twin shocks of the theft of fireeye ’ s red team tools and the solarwinds orion supply chain attack. based on what we presently know, these campaigns were state - sponsore…"
T1589.001Credentials
44%
"in “ spills by time to discover, ” the average time to discover was about 11 months, though this number is skewed by a handful of incidents in which the time to discover was three years or longer. the median time to discover was about four months. oftentimes, the announcement of …"
T1110.004Credential Stuffing
43%
"once enough flags have been raised. manual fraud thrives between the cracks of automated systems. the defenses put in place to catch it necessitate different techniques, strategies, and systems. it is not impossible but it requires a different, holistic perspective. conclusion : …"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
43%
"2019 ( figure 3 ). since this report ’ s primary focus is to prevent credential reuse in postspill fraud attempts, this is good news, even if the number of events is climbing. figure 2. number of credential spill incidents by year, 2016 - 2020. figure 3. number of credentials spi…"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
43%
"once enough flags have been raised. manual fraud thrives between the cracks of automated systems. the defenses put in place to catch it necessitate different techniques, strategies, and systems. it is not impossible but it requires a different, holistic perspective. conclusion : …"
T1589.001Credentials
34%
"of three logins to customer sites over 12 months had been compromised. that still leaves an important question unanswered : what exactly is happening in that crucial period between the theft of credentials and their posting on the dark web? to answer this question, we conducted a…"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
32%
". ten incidents in the data had a discovery time that exceeded three years, and the longest delay was 2, 335 days, or six - and - a - half years. while many organizations detect credential theft as soon as it happens and disclose within a day or two, many clearly do not. the medi…"
T1110.002Password Cracking
32%
"and not all organizations get that right. in this section, we ’ ll do a quick refresher on good practices for password storage, and follow it with an analysis of what we know about how some of the spilled passwords were stored. to begin, the worst possible thing an organization c…"
T1589.001Credentials
32%
"this project amounts to an attempt to “ trace ” stolen credentials through their theft, sale, and use by taking advantage of the capabilities of shape systems. use of compromised credentials of the 2. 9 billion credentials that were used against the four sites in a year, nine hun…"

Summary

Credential stuffing is a multifaceted and enduring risk to organizations of all types and sizes. This report is a comprehensive examination of the entire life cycle of stolen credentials—from their theft, to their resale, and their repeated use in credential stuffing attacks.