Flashpoint’s Global Threat Intelligence Index: 2025 Midyear Edition

The theft of credentials via information-stealing malware has skyrocketed by 800% since the start of 2025.

Vulnerability disclosures increased by 246% since the start of 2025.

Ransomware has risen by 179% since the start of 2025.

Over the past four months, data breaches surged by 235%.

Publicly-available exploits rose by 179% since the start of 2025.

Unauthorized access accounted for nearly 78% of all reported data breach incidents

Over 1.8 billion credentials were stolen in the first half of 2025 alone. The 1.8 billion stolen credentials represent an 800% increase.

The volume of disclosed vulnerabilities is up by a staggering 246% since February 2025.