"Apple ransom highlights danger of credential stuffing"

On April 7, a group of hackers by the name of “Turkish Crime Family” claimed to have breached Apple’s databases, demanding that Apple pay $75,000 to prevent the leakage of millions of user credentials. Though Apple has stated that their databases have not been breached, this case does bring attention to the issue of potential credential stuffing, in which an attacker enters multiple stolen credentials into a log-in page via automated commercial malware. This article discusses the concept of credential stuffing, impacts of this type of attack, as well as options for companies to prevent such attacks. 

The Parallax reports "Apple ransom highlights danger of credential stuffing"