Word of the day: Credential Stuffingby the pureversity team
| word: Credential Stuffing | pronunciation: Kreh-den-shul Stuff-ing | Definition :An attack where stolen username and password combinations are used to gain unauthorized access to accounts, relying on users reusing credentials across platforms.In the words of famous people :
hypothetically speaking ......
who do you think would be describing Credential Stuffing here?
(obligatory disclaimer: they didn't actually say it)
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Credential stuffing is like trying the same key on every lock in the city—eventually, one of them will open.
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What percentage of login attempts are attributed to credential stuffing?
01000
Did you know? 3 astonishing facts about Credential Stuffing :
1.The largest credential stuffing attack attempted 55 billion login attempts in just 3 days
2.Hackers have databases of over 15 billion stolen credentials available for automated attacks
3.The average success rate of credential stuffing attacks is 1%, but with billions of attempts, that results in millions of breaches
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Word of the day: Credential Stuffingby the pureversity team
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