Cybercriminals typically enrich leaked and stolen credentials (the common user ID and password) with date-of-birth, phone numbers, security questions, including answers, and other relevant information that can be easily used for identity theft and account takeover – both with the intent to commit fraud. Note many of these leaked/stolen credentials stem from third-party breaches and rely on people reusing the same password to authenticate to multiple sites. Why bother with brute force attacks
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Cybercriminals typically enrich leaked and stolen credentials (the common user ID and password) with date-of-birth, phone numbers, security questions, including answers, and other relevant information that can be easily used for identity theft and account takeover – both with the intent to commit fraud. Note many of these leaked/stolen credentials stem from third-party breaches and rely on people reusing the same password to authenticate to multiple sites. Why bother with brute force attacks and cracking passwords when active, valid credentials can be bought in lots.
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