Half a Million Stolen FTSE 100 Credentials Discovered on Criminal Sites
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A joint investigation by Socura and Flare uncovered 460,000 compromised credentials from FTSE 100 companies on cybercrime sites. The credentials were found across various sectors, with financial services particularly affected. The breach is linked to the widespread use of infostealer malware, with poor password hygiene exacerbating the issue. Some companies had as many as 45,000 leaked credentials, highlighting significant security vulnerabilities.
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18.11.2025 11:45 1 articles · 23h ago
460,000 FTSE 100 Credentials Found on Criminal Sites
A joint investigation by Socura and Flare uncovered 460,000 compromised credentials from FTSE 100 companies on cybercrime sites. The credentials were found across various sectors, with financial services particularly affected. The breach is linked to the widespread use of infostealer malware, with poor password hygiene exacerbating the issue. Some companies had as many as 45,000 leaked credentials, highlighting significant security vulnerabilities.
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460,000 compromised credentials from FTSE 100 companies were found on cybercrime sites.
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Financial services were particularly affected, with over 70,000 leaked credentials.
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Infostealer malware was identified as a major source of the breaches, with 28,000 corporate credentials found in stealer logs.
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Poor password hygiene was prevalent, with 59% of FTSE 100 companies having employees using weak passwords like 'password'.
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CXO email addresses and passwords were found shared on dark web sites like Doxbin.
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The report recommended implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitoring threat exposure, and detecting malware and suspicious logins.
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- Half a Million Stolen FTSE 100 Credentials Found on Criminal Sites — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 18.11.2025 11:45