CPC H04L 63/1416 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0263 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
monitoring, at a centralized authentication system, login attempts with various sets of credentials at a plurality of websites;
tracking counts on a per-credential-set basis of invalid uses of the various sets of credentials across different websites of the plurality of websites;
evaluating the tracking to determine whether at least one set of credentials used for attempted logins at different websites of the plurality of websites is compromised; and
in response to determining that a first set of credentials is compromised based on the evaluated tracking, automatically initiating at least one protective action associated with the first set of credentials.
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