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How Blockchain Technology overcomes Credentials Stuffing Cyberattack in Online Gaming?

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  What is Credential Stuffing?   Credential stuffing is the method of using a list of stolen credentials that were already acquired during other security breaches. Using these stolen credentials (users IDs and passwords) hackers access numerous sites with the help of automated software.    What happens next?    Cybercriminals acquire complete control over your accounts and get access to the entire private information (if you’re a common user) or the database (if you’re an organization).    Imagine being the CEO of an organization and losing millions of your customers’ ID, password, phone number, and residential address to an anonymous hacker. And once the hacker gains access, what’s guaranteed is extreme harm to millions of common people.    Worst case scenario, they are sold in the black market, and the commoners end up in threats, suicide, and murder. How does credential stuffing work?   - Data breach: Hackers gain access to your accounts and steal your credentials and other private