Mandiant M-Trends 2025 shows new tactics in cloud attacks, data theft

The cybersecurity landscape evolves as attackers exploit opportunities. Infostealer malware is rising, enabling intrusions via stolen credentials, while unsecured data repositories are a significant vulnerability due to poor security hygiene.

M-Trends 2025 shows exploits as the most common initial infection vector (33%), followed by stolen credentials (16%). The financial sector is the most targeted (17%), and global median dwell time is now 11 days. The report details:

· Ransomware and extortion trends
· DPRK IT worker threats
· Cloud security in hybrid environments
· Web3 and cryptocurrency targeting

Explore this report to understand attacker operations and how organizations can respond.