Credential stuffing remains a major problem for retail sites

Thanks to the huge volume of stolen credentials now available online, credential stuffing has become a major issue for the retail industry. A new report from edge platform specialist Akamai shows that hackers directed credential abuse attempts at retail sites more than 10 billion times from May to December last year. Hackers target login pages for banks and retailers on the premise that many customers use the same login credentials for multiple services and accounts. Interest in retail is driven by the value of merchandise, which hackers can acquire through compromised accounts and then resell. The report reveals that hackers… [Continue Reading]