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Posted on 06/19/2025 11:41:00 AM PDT by Red Badger
I’ll keep this short and sweet so I can get this out faster to you.
As headline says, 16,000,000,000 passwords have been leaked.
Most likely the biggest password leak in history.
It would probably be a good idea to change your passwords.
If you have Google, maybe start there and change your Google password, since a lot of people have numerous saved passwords to bank accounts, social media accounts, email, etc, all under Google.
Forbes:
Update, June 19, 2025: This story, originally published on June 18, has been updated with comments from the founders of Keeper Security regarding the 16 billion leaked passwords and other login credentials across the major tech vendor landscape.
If you thought that my May 23 report, confirming the leak of login data totaling an astonishing 184 million compromised credentials, was frightening, I hope you are sitting down now. Researchers have just confirmed what is also certainly the largest data breach ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed. As part of an ongoing investigation that started at the beginning of the year, the researchers have postulated that the massive password leak is the work of multiple infostealers. Here’s what you need to know and do.
Is This The GOAT When It Comes To Passwords Leaking? Password compromise is no joke; it leads to account compromise and that leads to, well, the compromise of most everything you hold dear in this technological-centric world we live in. It’s why Google is telling billions of users to replace their passwords with much secure passkeys. It’s why the FBI is warning people not to click on links in SMS messages. It’s why stolen passwords are up for sale, in their millions, on the dark web to anyone with the very little amount of cash required to purchase them. And it’s why this latest revelation is, frankly, so darn concerning for everyone.
According to Vilius Petkauskas at Cybernews, whose researchers have been investigating the leakage since the start of the year, “30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each,” have been discovered. In total, Petkauskas has confirmed, the number of compromised records has now hit 16 billion. Let that sink in for a bit. These collections of login credentials, these databases stuffed full of compromised passwords, comprise what is thought to be the largest such leak in history.
Thieves among us. Protect your data!
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.
View the original article here.Forbes:
Update, June 19, 2025: This story, originally published on June 18, has been updated with comments from the founders of Keeper Security regarding the 16 billion leaked passwords and other login credentials across the major tech vendor landscape.
If you thought that my May 23 report, confirming the leak of login data totaling an astonishing 184 million compromised credentials, was frightening, I hope you are sitting down now. Researchers have just confirmed what is also certainly the largest data breach ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed. As part of an ongoing investigation that started at the beginning of the year, the researchers have postulated that the massive password leak is the work of multiple infostealers. Here’s what you need to know and do.
Is This The GOAT When It Comes To Passwords Leaking? Password compromise is no joke; it leads to account compromise and that leads to, well, the compromise of most everything you hold dear in this technological-centric world we live in. It’s why Google is telling billions of users to replace their passwords with much secure passkeys. It’s why the FBI is warning people not to click on links in SMS messages. It’s why stolen passwords are up for sale, in their millions, on the dark web to anyone with the very little amount of cash required to purchase them. And it’s why this latest revelation is, frankly, so darn concerning for everyone.
According to Vilius Petkauskas at Cybernews, whose researchers have been investigating the leakage since the start of the year, “30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each,” have been discovered. In total, Petkauskas has confirmed, the number of compromised records has now hit 16 billion. Let that sink in for a bit. These collections of login credentials, these databases stuffed full of compromised passwords, comprise what is thought to be the largest such leak in history.
Thieves among us. Protect your data!
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.
View the original article here.
https://wltreport.com/2025/06/19/breaking-16-billion-passwords-leaked-apple-google-facebook/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-16-billion-passwords-leaked-apple-google-facebook
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My password is ‘PASSWORD’. They’ll never guess that!.....................
Everybody pull down your pants!!!
Oxymoron of the millenia:
data security
Like Islamic peace
“PASSWORD”? You’ve got to be kidding me. I use something a lot tougher to figure out “ABC123”
THE CLOUD.... is just somebody elses computer.............
Does this mean we should all be feeling like the mullahs right now?
Well you’re okay as long as the hacker isn’t a Jackson 5 fan..............
My password is ‘incorrect’. That way, if I forget, I will be immediately reminded.
Stupid question. I don’t store my passwords on puter or cloud. So mine wouldn’t be part of the breech
Right?
I know I am stupid about this
Clever. I have to call my computer guy and ask him what to do about my MacMini.
“ So the combination is 1 2 3 4 5 that’s the stupidest combination I ever heard in my life that’s the kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage. Thank you your highness.”
Wrong. The companies you do business with have all your passwords stored somewhere in the computers......................
😁😂🤣😂😁.......................
I checked my Safari password manager, and it does list a few passwords that are compromised, medical sites, but not financial.
I am trying to change those, but each site is taking quite a long time to send back a text msg with a confirmation code. Make me wonder if security services are also compromised........or perhaps they have shut down in order to fix their own compromises first.
Crap
Thanks for explaining
All you passwords are belong to us!......................
Just like my luggage!
As headline says, 16,000,000,000 passwords have been leaked.
Where they leaked or stolen???????????.
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