US Edition16 Billion Login Credentials Exposed in Ongoing Data Breach
- Last month, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a vast online repository that held login details for over 184 million individual accounts worldwide.
- This discovery follows Cybernews identifying over 30 exposed datasets since early 2025, each with billions of logins for major tech firms like Apple and Google.
- The stolen data includes passwords, emails, and URLs for social media, financial, health, and government accounts, which attackers can exploit for ransomware and espionage.
- Vilius Petkauskas from Cybernews revealed that their team identified 30 datasets with record counts ranging from several million to more than three billion each, resulting in a breach that exposed approximately 16 billion passwords in one of the most extensive leaks recorded.
- Experts advise using multi-factor authentication, unique complex passwords, password managers, and regularly updating passwords to reduce risks linked to this extensive data exposure.
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Cybersecurity experts warn users to change passwords now
An urgent warning has been issued following a massive data breach that affects billions of online accounts. Reports indicate that 16 billion passwords have been compromised, with many users likely having at least one of these passwords. This breach also includes government accounts.
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Independent EspañolCybernews cybersecurity media researchers claim that billions of login passwords have been filtered and compiled into online data sets, giving criminals an "unprecedented access" to the accounts consumers use every day.
Billions login credentials have been leaked online, cybersecurity researchers say
Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day.
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