Massive cache of 16 billion login records leaked online, posing ‘unprecedented’ exploitation risk

NEW YORK—A cybersecurity research team has uncovered 30 previously unreported datasets containing more than 16 billion login credentials, including usernames and passwords, exposed online, signaling a pervasive threat from infostealer malware. The discoveries, made by Cybernews.com researchers, reveal “supermassive datasets” ranging from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each. The overall cache presents a “blueprint for mass exploitation,” […]