Mega breach of 16B passwords raises crypto security fears
2 pknerd 3 6/19/2025, 5:16:48 PM cointelegraph.com ↗
Comments (3)
tart-lemonade · 2h ago
Original source: https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-...
BruceEel · 3h ago
This is creating a lot of noise on X. Very thin on actual info.
Are the passwords coming from a breach (surely Google, Apple, Fb, wouldn't be storing clear txt passwords?), or phishing? Malware-infected devices?
tart-lemonade · 2h ago
I'm guessing browser credentials harvested by multiple malware infections since there are several independent datasets. Since browser cookies and URLs are present, it seems unlikely this is from a single service or password manager being breached.