3.2 Billion Leaked Passwords Contain 1.5 Million Records with Government Emails

guest · Apr 26, 2021

3.2 Billion Leaked Passwords Contain 1.5 Million Records with Government Emails
April 26, 2021
https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/32-billion-leaked-passwords-contain-15.html

A staggering number of 3.28 billion passwords linked to 2.18 billion unique email addresses were exposed in what's one of the largest data dumps of breached usernames and passwords.

In addition, the leak includes 1,502,909 passwords associated with email addresses from government domains across the world, with the U.S. government alone taking up 625,505 of the exposed passwords, followed by the U.K (205,099), Australia (136,025), Brazil (68,535), and Canada (50,726).
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The findings come from an analysis of a massive 100GB data set called "COMB21" — aka Compilation of Many Breaches — that was published for free in an online cybercrime forum earlier this February by putting together data from multiple leaks in different companies and organizations that occurred over the years.

Interestingly, this leak also includes 13 credentials linked to emails of the Oldsmar water plant in Florida, as previously reported by CyberNews.
Users who have had their information exposed are strongly advised to change their existing passwords.
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