Researchers have discovered 30 separate data sets – each contains ten -ten million to over 3.5 billion notes.
The basis containing the uninitiated 16 billion accounts with passwords have been found in the network, according to specialists from Cybernews. This is the biggest leisure of the history, report Forbes.
As part of the investigation, conducted since the beginning of 2024, researchers announced 30 separate data sets – each containing ten -ten million to more than 3.5 billion notes.
Among those compromised are logins and passwords from social networks, VPN services, developers, as well as Apple, Google, Facebook, Github, Telegram and even state resources accounts.
This is not about the next “re -launch” of old data, but about fresh and potentially dangerous information that can be used for phishing attacks, hacking accounts and even accessing confidential services.
According to cybersecurity experts, such leaks emphasize: today, account protection is not only the work of IT deposits, but also the personal responsibility of each user.
You can protect your accounts as follows:
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Change passwords to all your basic services
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Use password managers – they will help create and store reliable combinations.
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Go to Passkeys (Access Keys) – They are considered a safer alternative to traditional passwords
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Be attentive to the weakening SMS and email messages, most attacks begin phishing.
Remember
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