This technical brief explores the growing threat of cloud account compromises, focusing on how attackers exploit stolen credentials and weak identity management. It explains common tactics, including phishing, credential stuffing, and OAuth abuse, and their impact on business operations. The paper highlights the dangers of account takeover (ATO), such as data theft and lateral movement across cloud environments. Recommended countermeasures include multi-factor authentication, anomaly detection, and identity threat defense tools to protect accounts and reduce reliance on reactive security measures.

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