“Record-breaking” data leak exposes 16 billion passwords

Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a report from researchers at Cybernews, nearly 16 billion login credentials have been found in public datasets online, resulting in “one of the largest data breaches in history.” The compromised credentials – linked to sites including Google, Facebook, Apple, Telegram and even government platforms – were discovered in 30 exposed datasets Cybernews analysts say were compiled from years of cyberattacks. The data trove doesn't stem from