Security News > 2020 > July > Credential stuffing attacks on global media companies are spiking
Twenty percent of the 88 billion total credential stuffing attacks observed during the reporting period targeted media companies, Akamai said.
Media companies are an attractive target for criminals and saw a 63% year-over-year increase in attacks against the video media sector, the report said.
At the same time, attacks targeting video services are up 98%, while those against video platforms dropped by 5%. "The marked uptick in attacks aimed at broadcast TV and video sites appear to coincide with an explosion of on-demand media content in 2019,'' Akamai said."In addition, two major video services launched last year with heavy support from consumer promotions.
Video sites are not the sole focus of credential stuffing attacks within the media industry.
The United States was by far the top source of credential stuffing attacks against media companies with 1.1 billion in 2019, an increase of 162% over 2018, according to the report.