stolen credentials
Purloined authentication data
Stolen credentials are login information—usernames, passwords, security codes—that have been obtained without authorization, typically through data breaches, phishing, or malware.
The term appears frequently in cybersecurity contexts: Hackers used stolen credentials to access the company's network.
Credentials may be sold on dark web marketplaces or used directly for identity theft and fraud.
- hackedGained unauthorized access
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- social engineeringManipulating people for information
- passwordAuthentication string
- brute force attackSystematic password guessing
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- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- Cyberattack Toolsmalware, botnet, rootkit, ransomware, spyware
- dark webdarknet, dark web, darknet markets, dark markets, anonymous browsing
stolen credentialsmulti-factor authentication
Login requiring multiple proofs
biometric verification · single sign-on · identity verification
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