Security News > 2021 > June > Unauthorized access accounts for 43% of all breaches globally

Researchers also found unauthorized access was the leading cause of breaches for the third consecutive year, increasing year-over-year for the past two years, accounting for 43% of all breaches in 2020.

Correspondingly, the total number of breaches increased and while the number of 100-million plus record "Mega-breaches" dropped, cybercriminals broadened their attack surfaces to include organizations of all sizes and across industries to seize valuable assets.

Unauthorized access still the leading cause of breaches.

Notably, unauthorized access continues to be the leading cause of breaches.

Questionable yet common security practices, like sharing or reusing passwords, gave bad actors an easy path to gaining access to personally identifiable information, such as date of birth and Social Security Number information, which is found in one-third of all breaches.

"The surge in breaches involving usernames and passwords at an astounding 450% clearly emphasizes the need to adopt a strong digital identity and access management solution that offers the ability to go passwordless. It also gives companies a much better chance at reducing data exposure, as well as lowering their reputational and financial risk."

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