[ageitgey]

Not only is this a potential way to mess up your own account, but these systems are often exploited by malicious attackers to cause people headaches or impact their finances.

For example, an attacker will call up PayPal and give their name as the real name of a famous online personality. They will tell the support rep "Hey sorry, I signed up for this account but I'm only 12. Can you turn off my account?". The rep will assume it is a low risk/legit request and lock the account without doing any other checks. This has happened to lots of online streamers, like Ninja.

[vmception]

use compromised credentials just to force the company to do the dirty work!

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