Credential spill incidents double as hacker sophistication rises – PCR
Credential spill incidents double as hacker sophistication rises 15th February 2021 The number of annual credential spill incidents nearly doubled from 2016 to 2020, according to F5’s latest Credential Stuffing Report. The report found a 46% downturn in the volume of spilled credentials during the same period. The average spill size also declined, falling from 63 million records in 2016 to 17 million last year. Meanwhile, the 2020 median spill size (2 million records) represented a 234% increase over 2019 and was the highest since 2016 (2,75 million). Credential stuffing, which involves th...