In 2018, 2.2 billion sets of credentials were exposed, feeding the pipeline for “credential stuffing” — the process by which cybercriminals try hundreds of thousands of logins as a way to test stolen credentials. When they’re successful, they may try an account takeover — a key reason that half of these incidents occur online.
Learn more about the widespread impact of credential stuffing, and steps retailers can take to protect their customers’ data — and their own bottom lines — in this infographic from Experian.
Source: Experian.