(ADAMS) – Around 16 billion passwords were reportedly compromised after one of the largest data breaches in history.
According to Cybernews, logins to social media, VPNS, and user accounts for companies like Apple and Google had been left exposed.
The passwords are often put up for sale on the dark web and can be used for identity theft, fraud, and blackmail. The data watchdog said it’s been monitoring the exposed passwords since the start of this year.
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