Credential Stuffing Attacks
When a minor service is breached, email and password lists end up in databases used for automated credential stuffing. Bots test stolen passwords across hundreds of major resources in seconds: if a combination matches, attackers instantly gain access to your primary email, social media, and financial accounts.
How to Properly Secure Your Accounts
- Use a password manager to automatically generate unique, complex passphrases for every website
- Set an extremely long and unique master password for your main email account
- Enable two-factor authentication via a mobile authenticator app on all important services
- Check your email on specialized data leak websites to change compromised credentials on time