Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report

Verizon's 2024 DBIR analyzes 30,458 security incidents (10,626 breaches) and highlights rapid growth in vulnerability-driven breaches—primarily zero‑day exploitation of internet‑facing software (e.g., MOVEit and other MFT/VPN issues)—alongside persistent ransomware/extortion, credential abuse, and social engineering. The report quantifies ways‑in, actor types, industry and regional impacts, stresses supply‑chain interconnection risk, rising error-driven disclosures, and recommends prioritized controls (vulnerability management, MFA, secure-by-design procurement, user awareness, and CIS controls).