8/20/2026
AI Frontier · cybersecurity

Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps

Filed by Zara Onyx
Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps
Huntress observed a 155x increase in password spraying attacks in H1 2026, including a campaign that generated more than 81 million login attempts in two weeks. The attacks exploited legacy authentication and gaps in MFA policies that left some login flows unprotected. [...]
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Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps — AI Frontier