Phishing, shadow AI, malicious extensions, and credential theft increasingly happen inside the browser. Keep Aware explains what the 2026 Verizon DBIR reveals about browser-layer security gaps and modern attacks. […]
Ransomware and vendor breaches persist, but the 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) highlights how evolving social engineering tactics make the sector more vulnerable.
Verizon 2026 DBIR: 10 Takeaways You Should Know Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) analyzes more than 31,000 security incidents and 22,000 confirmed breaches across organizations in 145 countries, the largest breach dataset the report has ever examined. This 19th edition marks a clear inflection point: vulnerability exploitation has overtaken credential abuse as the […]
Verizon’s 2026 DBIR finds vulnerability exploitation has overtaken credential abuse as the leading breach vector, as AI accelerates attacks, patching delays worsen, and ransomware and third-party compromises continue to surge. The post Verizon DBIR 2026: Vulnerability Exploitation Overtakes Credential Theft as Top Breach Vector appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Verizon’s "2026 Data Breach Investigations Report" ("DBIR") finds that exploits are now involved in 31% of initial access for breaches, while patching lags too far behind the bad guys.