Posted on 06/19/2025 7:29:08 PM PDT by ransomnote
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In what experts are calling the largest data breach ever recorded, researchers have confirmed the exposure of a staggering 16 billion password leaks, affecting platforms including Apple, Facebook, Google, Telegram, GitHub, VPN services, and even government portals. This unprecedented breach is believed to be the result of multiple infostealer malware campaigns operating at a massive scale throughout 2025.
If the recently reported 184 million credential leak was alarming, this latest development represents a full-scale cybersecurity disaster that demands immediate action.
What Happened? Understanding the 16 Billion Credential Leak
According to an ongoing investigation by cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, led by analyst Vilius Petkauskas, the exposed data was discovered within 30 supermassive datasets, each containing anywhere from tens of millions to 3.5 billion individual records.
These aren’t recycled dumps from older breaches. Most of this information is newly compromised data, collected and consolidated into massive repositories that have now surfaced on cybercriminal forums and underground marketplaces. The datasets were structured in a way that included a URL, login, and password, making them easily weaponizable for account takeovers.
“This is not just a leak, it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation,” said the Cybernews team. “These aren’t just old breaches being recycled this is fresh, weaponized intelligence at scale.”
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And, they want us to trust Crypto currency to be safe???
Everything today is a SCAM and we’re all vulnerable 24/7.
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