To combat the rise of unauthorized account sharing, the platform itself ran several short-term promotional trials during early October to convert "freemium" users into legitimate subscribers. The Risks of "Free" Premium Accounts
: 128 General Program Training Grants were completed in FY19, resulting in 3,833 net new jobs—340% of the original growth estimates. Lifestyle and Entertainment Misconception WTFpass Premium Accounts 2 - 13 October 2019
: Most "premium accounts" shared during this window were obtained through credential stuffing (using passwords leaked from other site breaches) or phishing, rather than a direct breach of the WTFpass database itself. To combat the rise of unauthorized account sharing,
: Most of these accounts weren't hacked through the site’s main servers. Instead, they were the product of Credential Stuffing . Attackers took passwords leaked from older, unrelated breaches and ran them against the WTFpass login page to see which ones still worked. : Most of these accounts weren't hacked through
This story follows the digital trail and cultural impact of that specific window in 2019. The Great credential Circulatory (October 2019)