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23B-Record Data Set Discovered, 183M Gmail Passwords Leaked
- Last week Hunt posted about a large credential collection containing 2.6 terabytes and 23 billion rows, including 183 million accounts with millions of unmarked email addresses.
- The leak stems from stealer logs and credential-stuffing lists, mixing malware-collected credentials and criminal tests of reused passwords, such as using Vietnam Airlines details on PayPal.
- Have I Been Pwned lets users check emails or passwords against the `Synthient Stealer Log Threat Data`, while a sample of 94,000 entries showed 92 per cent repeated in prior stealer logs.
- Consumers should enable multi-factor protections and rotate passwords, as users with email accounts should turn on two-step verification, adopt passkeys, and password managers use Have I Been Pwned API to alert users.
- Amid heavy coverage, many articles and social media posts claimed 183 million Gmail accounts were breached, but Hunt’s post last week showed the figure covers multiple providers and includes repeated entries.
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A researcher has added 183 million compromised accounts to Have I Been Pwned. Here's how to check if your data is leaking and how to react.
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Last spring, Google had been the victim of a massive data theft, a flight that also involved millions of Gmail accounts, we learned this week.
Millions of email addresses and passwords were found on an anonymous online platform after a major data leak identified last May.
·Paris, France
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