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credential stuffing

credential stuffing noun: a kind of cyberattack in which a large batch of account credentials stolen from one service are tried against another service in an attempt to log in.

Noun

credential stuffing (uncountable)

  1. A kind of cyberattack in which a large batch of account credentials stolen from one service are tried against another service in an attempt to log in.

Questions about credential stuffing

What does credential stuffing mean?
Credential stuffing means a kind of cyberattack in which a large batch of account credentials stolen from one service are tried against another service in an attempt to log in.
What part of speech is credential stuffing?
Credential stuffing is a noun.

Words near credential stuffing in the dictionary

  1. credendum
  2. Credenhill
  3. credent
  4. credential
  5. credential inflation
  6. credential stuffing
  7. credentialed
  8. credentialing
  9. credentialise
  10. credentialised
  11. credentialises

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