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US CISA Finds Valid Credentials Used in Half of Analyzed Attacks
The U.S. federal government says hacker abuse of valid credentials is the most successful method for gaining access to systems and the technique is responsible for slightly more than the half of critical infrastructure attacks that occurred over a yearlong period.

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