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Credential Stuffing |
Credential stuffing is a brute force attack that uses an automated system to make a large number of login attempts in an effort to compromise one or more accounts. The traditional form of this attack involves trying different passwords for an account with a known username. A more modern method involves taking a known username and password stolen from a low-security website and entering it into a large number of higher-security websites. Read more >>> |