Credential stuffing is like trying different keys in a lock until one fits. Imagine you have a bunch of locks that all use the same key, if someone finds out your favorite key, they can try it on all those locks and get into everything! That's how hackers unlock millions of accounts with just one password.
Examples
- Imagine you used the same password for your favorite video game and your email, a hacker could log into both with just that one password.
- Your friend used 'password123' to sign up for multiple websites, and now hackers can access all of them because they know that password.
- If you reuse the same password at school, on Facebook, and in your bank account, someone who gets your password from one place could log into all three.
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See also
- What are sequential guessing attacks?
- What is No, don't write down passwords?
- How Does Passwords: Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks Work?
- What are side-channel attacks?
- How do modern ransomware attacks compromise computer systems?