Monitoring leaked credentials is another way that companies and individuals alike can practice secure password hygiene. Some organizations that have suffered a data breach take the effort to notify customers and employees who were impacted by the incident, however others don't. (Credit: Artur/Adobe Stock) Monitoring leaked credentials is another way that companies and individuals alike can practice secure password hygiene. Some organizations that have suffered a data breach take the effort to notify customers and employees who were impacted by the incident, however others don't. (Credit: Artur/Adobe Stock)

Organizations and websites are suffering cybersecurity incidents on a daily basis, some of them leading to the compromise of customers' data. Compromised data frequently include lists of usernames and passwords, which allow the bad actors who possess them to access online resources such as websites and mobile applications. These passwords are then traded and sold on the internet, mostly on dark web marketplaces, but also on publicly accessible websites. Some of these password lists can be bought for as little as $5.

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