Cybercrime is shifting away from ‘hacking in’ and increasingly towards ‘logging in,’ according to IBM. This has led to a significant yearly increase in infostealer activity.
Infostealer Activity in 2023 vs. 2022 (Bron: IBM, 2024)
As activity increases, more devices become infected. According to Kaspersky, nearly 16 million devices were infected in 2023.
Infostealers-infections since 2020 (Bron: Kaspersky, 2024)
More infections lead to more hacks. Nearly a quarter of all breaches start with stolen credentials, according to Verizon. Infostealers are often the cause.
Gestolen logins 1e actie bij breaches (Bron: Verizon, 2024)