Tag: #CredentialStuffing
The PayPal data breach settlement has made headlines as the company agreed to pay $2 million after a 2022 security incident exposed sensitive information of approximately 35,000 users. The breach, which occurred due to a credential stuffing attack, compromised personal details such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and tax identification numbers. This settlement not […]
A critical data breach, dubbed RockYou2024, has exposed a staggering 10 billion unique user credentials, posing a significant threat to online security on a global scale. This unprecedented incident, discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, dwarfs previous data breaches in terms of volume and significantly increases the risk of identity theft and account compromise for […]
Recent data breach exposes limitations of password-only security A major security incident at Snowflake, a cloud data storage provider trusted by numerous organizations including banks and retailers, has reignited discussions about the inadequacy of passwords as the sole method of online account protection. The breach, which affected companies like Ticketmaster and Santander, reportedly involved attackers […]