Cybersecurity experts have warned of a significant increase in identity-based attacks, following the revelation that 1.8 billion credentials were stolen in the first half of 2025, representing an 800% increase compared to the previous six months.
Data breach attacks are rising rapidly
Flashpoint’s Global Threat Intelligence Index report is based on more than 3.6 petabytes of data studied by the experts. Hackers stole credentials from 5.8 million compromised devices, according to the report. The significant rise is problematic as stolen credentials can give hackers access to organizational data, even when the accounts are protected by multi-factor authentication (MFA).
The report also includes details that concern security teams.
About the bugs
Until June 2025, the firm has found over 20,000 exposed bugs, 12,200 of which haven’t been reported in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). This means that security teams are not informed. 7000 of these have public exploits available, exposing organizations to severe threats.
According to experts, “The digital attack surface continues to expand, and the volume of disclosed vulnerabilities is growing at a record pace – up by a staggering 246% since February 2025.” “This explosion, coupled with a 179% increase in publicly available exploit code, intensifies the pressure on security teams. It’s no longer feasible to tri
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