Of organisations that experienced attacks, 38% of breaches stemmed from compromised employee credentials.
Of organisations that experienced attacks, 38% of breaches stemmed from compromised employee credentials. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by BeyondID in July 2025. It covers topics including Identity, Credentials, Compromised credentials. The original data appears in The Confidence Paradox: Delusions of Readiness in Identity Security. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Of organisations that experienced attacks, 38% of breaches stemmed from compromised employee credentials. This data was published by BeyondID and covers Identity, Credentials, Compromised credentials.
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This statistic comes from The Confidence Paradox: Delusions of Readiness in Identity Security, published by BeyondID on July 30, 2025. You can view the original report at https://pages.beyondid.com/hubfs/The%20Confidence%20Paradox%20-%20BeyondID%20-%20final%20V2.pdf?utm_campaign=17779008-Confidence%20Paradox&utm_source=pr&utm_medium=referral.
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This statistic relates to Identity, Credentials, Compromised credentials. Browse more statistics on Identity or from BeyondID.