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   Is this 'rockyou2024' data breach a new breach?

   • According to Cybernews, this RockYou2024 file is "a mix of old and new data breaches." So it's not necessarily a new breach that ensnared 10 billion passwords. But compiling all these passwords into one massive, searchable database "substantially heightens the risk of credential stuffing attacks," Cybernews says.

   Check Your Accounts: 10 Billion Passwords Exposed in Largest Leak Ever

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   What is the largest password compilation ever?

   • Researchers at Cybernews have uncovered a massive trove of nearly 10 billion passwords on a popular hacking forum in what they're calling "largest password compilation" ever. The file, titled rockyou2024.txt, was posted on July 4 by someone going by the name ObamaCare and contains a mind-boggling 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords.

   Check Your Accounts: 10 Billion Passwords Exposed in Largest Leak Ever

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   Is this the largest password leak ever?

   • As Cybernews researchers point out, this list may very well be the largest password leak ever, beating the previous record holder known as RockYou2021, which had around 8.4 billion passwords. In fact, the hacker forum user "ObamaCare" claims they used that older list and updated it with newer password leak data from over the past three years.

   This is likely the biggest password leak ever: nearly 10 billion credential…

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   Did a hacking forum post a file containing 10 billion compromised passwords?

   • On July 4, a newly registered user on a popular hacking forum posted a file containing nearly 10 billion compromised passwords in plaintext. The post was first noticed by researchers at Cybernews. "Xmas came early this year," user "ObamaCare" wrote on the forum.

   This is likely the biggest password leak ever: nearly 10 billion credential…

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   3 days ago · Researchers at Cybernews have uncovered a massive trove of nearly 10 billion passwords on a popular hacking forum in what they're calling "largest password compilation" ever. The file, titled ...

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   5 days ago · The king is dead. Long live the king. Cybernews researchers discovered what appears to be the largest password compilation with a staggering 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords. The file with the data, titled rockyou2024.txt, was posted on July 4th by forum user ObamaCare. While the user registered in late May 2024, they have previously ...

5. www.techradar.com › pro › is-this-the-biggestIs this the biggest password leak ever uncovered? Researchers ...

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   5 days ago · The passwords are compiled from a number of data breaches spanning two decades, with 1.5 billion passwords added to the file from 2021 to 2024. Image credit: Cybernews (Image credit: Cybernews)

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   3 days ago · A hacker using the name ‘ObamaCare’ has posted a database allegedly containing almost 10 billion unique passwords thought to have been collected from numerous data breaches and hacks across ...

7. www.computing.co.uk › news › 4332561Nearly 10 billion passwords exposed in massive leak

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   1 day ago · Researchers have uncovered a massive data breach, exposing nearly 10 billion unique passwords. Dubbed RockYou2024, the leak is believed to be the largest ever discovered, putting countless online ...

8. www.infosecurity-magazine.com › news › 10-billion10 Billion Passwords Leaked on Hacking Forum - Infosecurity ...

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   1 day ago · Nearly 10 billion unique passwords have been leaked on a cybercrime forum, putting online users across the world at risk of account compromise, according to a Cybernews investigation. The researchers discovered the leak of 9.94 million plaintext passwords, described as the largest password compilation of all time, which was posted on a popular ...

9. mashable.com › article › rockyou2024-leaked-passwordThis is likely the biggest password leak ever: nearly 10 ...

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   4 days ago · Cybersecurity researchers are calling it the largest password compilation leak of all time. On July 4, a newly registered user on a popular hacking forum posted a file containing nearly 10 billion ...