credential

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Users were targeted by a so-called "credential stuffing" attack in which hackers used passwords exposed in previous breaches to access 23andMe accounts for which people had used similar credentials.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

This month, though, the 20-year-old will receive an associate degree in early childhood education, a credential that will bump her from hourly to salaried employee, at higher pay, at the preschool where she works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Attia’s MD credential appears on the cover of Outlive, but the book does not draw much on the traditional medical training that he did receive.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Peace told The Times in an email that the Park Service had “long required staff to confirm that the name on the interagency pass or fee-based credential matches a valid photo ID.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Claytor, who earned a PhD in math from the University of Pennsylvania in 1933, was only the third Negro in the country to obtain the credential.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly