credentials
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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
These include a 2024 data breach at Coinbase that exposed the credentials of 70,000 customers, followed by a massive cryptocurrency heist on Bybit—valued at roughly $1.5 billion—which the exchange disclosed in 2025.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Among these workers, the district has issued “non-renewal notices” to 291 with teaching credentials, including 181 elementary teachers, and, at the middle and high level, 15 English teachers and 45 social science teachers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Their parties are considered a step down from the most exclusive, but they often require official festival credentials.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
George Varnell removed the well-masticated remains of his press credentials from his mouth.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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I Am Malala
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The Son of Neptune
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