ID Theft meets Cyber Crime

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Question:

Leveraging Compromised Credentials Across Accounts—how does it work?

Answer:

Cybercriminals commonly undermine weak authentication processes in attempted account takeovers via methods such as credential stuffing attacks. In these attacks, cybercriminals generally use lists of stolen account credentials (typically usernames or email addresses, and associated passwords) to conduct automated login attempts to gain unauthorized access to victim accounts.

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