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16 billion passwords exposed: What you need to do now

Mohammed Al Faisal
Mohammed Al Faisal
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It’s not just another data leak — it’s the World Cup of cyber breaches. 

Over 16 billion login credentials have reportedly spilled onto the internet, making this the largest password breach in internet history.

Yes, your passwords might be part of the guest list.

Cybernews and Forbes uncovered the leak on Thursday (June 19), sending shockwaves through cybersecurity circles. 

But a day earlier, on Wednesday (July 18), TechRadar already reported that a researcher found 184 million unique credentials in unsecured database including bank, health, government, and major tech platform. 

It included logins emails, usernames, passwords and more in the unsecured database, as per TechRadar.

“This breach is unprecedented,” Akram Khazi, CEO of Dubai-based RAS Infotech told Gulf News. 

Khazi calls it a massive digital “storm”, with the potential to disrupt everything from personal emails to government systems.

This breach is unprecedented. With such a vast amount of personal data now exposed, cybercriminals effectively have a feast of information at their disposal.

Akram Khazi, CEO of Dubai-based RAS Infotech

Unlike your typical recycled password dump from a dusty old forum, this breach features newly harvested credentials, many of them gathered by sneaky “infostealer” malware. 

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