Database of 1.4 billion credentials found on dark web

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Database of 1.4 billion credentials found on dark web

Gives novice attackers easy access to stolen data.

A single file with a database of 1.4 billion clear text credentials is the largest ever to be found on the dark web, opening a trove of credentials to even the least sophisticated hackers. The breach is almost twice the size of the Exploit.in combo list that exposed 797 million credentials. The ...

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