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8 July 2025

16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked

16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked

Researchers have just confirmed what could be the largest leak ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed. According to Vilius Petkauskas at Cybernews, who says 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.

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