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this seems a big data breach
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Just to get a sense of the breach’s scope, the newly discovered database contains over 3,800 folders, each containing records from an individual data breach. As such, it seems that these breached records were compiled over time to create this database.
Within that list of 3,800 folders, it includes major brands and entities such as Twitter/X (281 million records), LinkedIn (251 million records), Evite (179 million records), and Adobe (153 million records). Leading the way with breached records is Tencent, with 1.5 billion records exposed.
Researchers also discovered that the leak contains records from government organizations in the US, Brazil, Germany, Philippines, Turkey, and other countries.
To date, no group has stepped forward to claim responsibility for this massive compilation of breached info. Researchers speculate that it could be a “malicious actor, data broker, or some service that works with large amounts of data.”
Warning As 26 Billion Records Leak: Dropbox, LinkedIn, Twitter Named
The mother of all breaches as the researchers refer to it, is likely the biggest such data leak collection found to date. Here's what you need to know.
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'The mother of all breaches'—26 billion records leaked including stolen user logins, so may we suggest you finally change that old password?
Let's face it, pokemonenjoyer1994 wasn't exactly bulletproof to begin with.
Leak of 26 billion records may prove to be ‘mother of all breaches’ | Computer Weekly
The discovery of a dataset comprising 26 billion stolen records may prove to be record-breaking in both its size and the danger it poses to ordinary people
Huge data leak dubbed the 'Mother of all Breaches'
Over 26 billion personal records have been exposed, in what researchers believe to be the biggest-ever data leak.
Just to get a sense of the breach’s scope, the newly discovered database contains over 3,800 folders, each containing records from an individual data breach. As such, it seems that these breached records were compiled over time to create this database.
Within that list of 3,800 folders, it includes major brands and entities such as Twitter/X (281 million records), LinkedIn (251 million records), Evite (179 million records), and Adobe (153 million records). Leading the way with breached records is Tencent, with 1.5 billion records exposed.
Researchers also discovered that the leak contains records from government organizations in the US, Brazil, Germany, Philippines, Turkey, and other countries.
To date, no group has stepped forward to claim responsibility for this massive compilation of breached info. Researchers speculate that it could be a “malicious actor, data broker, or some service that works with large amounts of data.”