If you're receiving notifications that someone is attempting to log into your Alignable account, you are likely the target of a credential stuffing attack. This is a common type of cyberattack where an attacker takes login credentials leaked from one service and uses them to try to log into other services — including Alignable.
Why This Happens
Credential stuffing attacks are effective because the majority of people reuse the same password across multiple services. If your password was exposed in a data breach on another site, attackers will try that same password on Alignable and elsewhere.
What to Do Now
The best defense is to use a unique password for every service. If you've been reusing your Alignable password elsewhere, take these steps right away:
- Reset your Alignable password to a strong, unique password you don't use anywhere else
- Update your email password as well, since your email is often the key to all your other accounts