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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Open Access Journal

ISSN: 2222-6990

Hq.txt | 111k U-p

Isah Sani, Rashidah Binti Mohammad Ibrahim

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i12/8088

Open access

Hq.txt | 111k U-p

: Usually structured as username:password or email:password .

: Organizations protect against these specific files by implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and monitoring for "anomalous login" patterns that indicate automated testing. Ethical and Legal Note

: Successful hits allow unauthorized access to personal accounts, leading to identity theft or financial fraud.

: Attackers use automated tools to "stuff" these 111,000 pairs into login portals, banking on the fact that many users reuse passwords across multiple sites.

In technical and data security contexts, a file with this naming convention is a plain-text database used for credential stuffing or account takeover (ATO) testing.