Credential Stuffing Glossary Definition

Term Credential Stuffing
Definition

Credential Stuffing is an attack that uses stolen username and password pairs from one service to attempt access to other services.

Context & Usage

It exploits password reuse and is commonly mitigated with multi-factor authentication, rate limiting, anomaly detection, and password hygiene.

Categories Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Access Management, Enterprise Applications, CRM, and Contact Center Systems