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It has been a rough start to the year for password security. A massive database containing 149 million stolen logins and passwords was found publicly exposed online. The data included credentials tied ...

A database containing 149 million usernames and passwords has reportedly been removed after a researcher notified the hosting provider of an exposure. According to Wired, the database contained 48 ...

Some 48 million Gmail usernames and passwords have been leaked in a criminal database. The full database contains 149 million compromised credentials, including 17 million Facebook accounts, 6.5 ...

Tens of millions of online login credentials have been compromised in a massive data leak, with Gmail users facing the highest risk. The exposure was uncovered by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah ...

This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware. The ...

Jeremiah Fowler, a veteran security researcher, recently stumbled upon 149,404,754 unique logins and passwords, totaling about 96GB of raw data. There was no encryption… and it didn’t even have a ...

A security researcher recently discovered an unprotected online database with a staggering 149 million stolen logins. Jeremiah Fowler says the database was live on the web, with no password protection ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. You won’t realize you’re under attack until it’s too late. You’ll be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A newly published threat intelligence report by analysts at ...