Majority of Companies Turning a Blind Eye to Credential Compromise Threat

Enzoic Survey Identifies 66 Percentage-Point-Gap Between Recognizing Risk and Having the Operating Model to Close It

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enzoic, a leading provider of compromised credential detection and account takeover prevention solutions, today released the findings of its “2026 Credential Risk Report.” The study, conducted by Cybersecurity Insiders, confirms that while organizations realize the threat and acknowledge the presence of compromised credentials in their environments, most lack the ability to prevent further abuse.

Stolen credentials are perennially recognized as a primary initial access vector, but companies aren’t doing enough to shore up the threat. Eighty-five percent of respondents in Enzoic’s survey consider compromised credentials to be a primary attack path, yet only 19% continuously monitor their integrity and automatically remediate exposure. This significant gap between knowledge and action is the polar opposite of hacker behavior, which sees exposed credentials available on the Dark Web within 24 hours.

Seventy-three percent of study participants have found their workforce’s credentials in breach, Dark Web, or infostealer data in the past year. Not only are stolen credentials already inside the enterprise, one of the primary sources fueling their exposure is growing largely unchecked. Thirty-nine percent of organizations identified employee passwords in infostealer logs, but 43% admit to not monitoring that channel or being uncertain if they do.

Ken O’Brien, CTO, Enzoic, commented: “Our survey underscores that hackers are currently winning the credential battle. By recognizing the dangers but not investing in technology to combat them, companies are essentially inviting cybercriminals to continue their exploits. But organizations can win the war if they abandon their passive approach and act on Dark Web intelligence before threat actors can.”

Additional findings from the “2026 Credential Risk Report” include:

• Exposed credentials rarely stay idle: 71% experienced an authentication-related security incident in the past year, and in 66% of the most recent attacks, hackers used valid credentials
• Investment is rising faster than ownership: 41% plan to implement compromised credential monitoring, but only 29% treat automated credential abuse as a defined strategic priority
• Password security happens at the wrong moment: 49% screen at creation or reset but much less frequently thereafter, which is where the greatest threat occurs
• Risks remain with MFA: 66% are concerned about MFA bypass and 62% of deployments still allow a password fallback. Only 13% believe MFA adequately addresses the credential threat

For more on these and other findings, download the full report here.

About Enzoic

Enzoic is a leading provider of compromised credential detection and account takeover prevention solutions. As infostealer malware continues to surge, Enzoic protects organizations by monitoring for credentials and PII exposed through data breaches, malware campaigns, and dark web sources. With seamless integration into Active Directory and authentication workflows, Enzoic enables organizations to identify and block stolen credentials in real-time, stopping attacks before they succeed. Organizations worldwide trust Enzoic to mitigate credential-based risk and strengthen identity security. Learn more about Enzoic here and connect on X and LinkedIn.