What Happens When Basics Fail

Snowflake 2024 credential-theft campaign hit 160+ firms, proving stale passwords and no MFA can unravel cloud security.

In mid-2024, one of the cloud’s most trusted data platforms, Snowflake, became the silent epicenter of a massive cyberattack. Not due to a flaw in its architecture, but because of overlooked basics: stale passwords, absent MFA, and misconfigured accounts. Over 160 organizations across telecom, finance, entertainment, healthcare, and education had their …