> Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps
[AUTHOR: Sponsored by Huntress Labs]
[DATE: 19/08/2026 14:00]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
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. [...]