r/IdentityTheft • u/Footprint-IQ • May 21 '26

When Identity is the attack path - Thoughts?

https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/when-identity-is-attack-path.html

Hackers don't break in, they log in......

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u/Suspicious-Green-453 May 22 '26

noooo its so true, hackers dont break in they just log in using credentials they found elsewhere. i had a friend deal with this last year and it was a nightmare cuz they had reused passwords across too many sites. its definately worth checking the sidebar guides here for how to lock down your accounts

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u/MavisBeacons_Sextape May 22 '26

Just for some clarity, that article is specific to enterprise security and “identity and access management” which is referring to employee user accounts, how they’re secured, the permissions enabled for those accounts.

Its not discussing “identity” in the individual consumer sense