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

Many find openings in hands-on fields such as healthcare, and they lean on short-term credential programs as steppingstones to new careers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Local 99 represents more than 30,000 employees without a teaching credential, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Lots of people work hard at skilled jobs but lack something—a degree, a credential, sometimes a union card—that would give them better pay and more job security.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove