What are compromised credentials?

What are compromised credentials?

Compromised credentials are those who have been stolen either via a data breach, or through other means. I don’t want to say that all stolen credentials are of error by companies.

Let’s say two people agree to share a password to a site they use. Something happens, one takesadvantage and does something with the account. In my view, that becomes stolen credentials because it isn’t authorized. But I guess it technically isn’t because it was first authorized.

Fine, I could see that as a bad example. This September article has some startling numbers that might make people think whether they’re using the same password elsewhere.

It comes from from The Hacker News and is titled Are You Willing to Pay the High Cost of Compromised Credentials?

If you really want to learn what credential stuffing is, this does a good job of explaining this and other things you can do. Although it is business related, I have different passwords for my stuff, and none are the same.