---
id: 145
title: "The economics of exploitation: What the 2026 Verizon DBIR actually tells us"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-economics-of-exploitation-what-the-2026-verizon-dbir-actually-tells-us/"
published_at: "2026-06-03 11:00"
tags: ["ai-security", "verizon-dbir", "breach-trends", "vulnerability-exploitation", "third-party-risk", "threat-landscape", "dbir", "verizon"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/145"
lang: en
---

# The economics of exploitation: What the 2026 Verizon DBIR actually tells us

## Summary

The 2026 Verizon DBIR shows stolen credentials dethroned as the top breach entry point after 19 years, with vulnerability exploitation now at 31% amid AI-accelerated attack timelines.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2026-06-03 11:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-economics-of-exploitation-what-the-2026-verizon-dbir-actually-tells-us/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/145