Credential stuffing is a technique used by hackers and cybercriminals to take over user accounts on websites. It relies on having access to breached or stolen log-in credentials obtained on the Dark Web and other shady sites that sell lists of hacked credentials.
Credential Stuffing Prevention and Mitigation:
Though several ways of credential stuffing have been widely introduced in recent years, such as presenting CAPTCHAs, enforcing rules that prohibit multiple log-in attempts on user accounts within a short period, requiring a ‘time-out’ after each failed log-in attempt, or using two-factor or multiple-factor authentication (2FA or MFA), these methods are vulnerable to attackers. The only way to prevent bots that carry out credential stuffing attacks is to implement a dedicated bot management solution.
