The verb "obtain" [əbˈteɪn] signifies acquiring something, especially through effort, or referring to the continued existence or prevalence of a situation, system, or rule (not used in the progressive tense).

Example sentence: Cybercriminals have managed to obtain billions of passwords and other sensitive personal details, which they can exploit to steal from customers' bank and shopping accounts, as well as fraudulently establish new ones. [Source: The New York Times, August 2018]

In this context, network thieves have successfully garnered vast amounts of passwords and sensitive personal information, enabling them to commit theft from customers' financial and shopping accounts, and deceitfully create new accounts in their names.