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Also known as: credential sharing
Using one set of credentials across several households or handing them to others, prohibited by nearly every provider's terms. Detection relies on connection counts and simultaneous logins from unrelated addresses. Consequences range from refused connections once the limit is reached to suspension without refund. Shared credentials also leak: a password circulated widely ends up in credential-stuffing lists.
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