There is a lot of hype in this article and precious little in the way of verifiable facts.
Does anyone have any links to something more credible?
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2025
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The article is full of typos, too.
Who let this dreck out the door? Did Forbes lay off all their editors or what?
Yes. Forbes has been a blog site for years.
https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak/
Several collections of login credentials reveal one of the largest data breaches in history, totaling a humongous 16 billion exposed login credentials. The data most likely originates from various infostealers.
I thought so too, haven't heard anything from the companies in question either.
Might be a bit early for a better source. I decided to share because if it is true its important to get it on peoples radar.
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This appears to just be a compilation of other leaks: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-the-16-billion-credentials-leak-is-not-a-new-data-breach/
Still not a bad idea to change passwords and make sure MFA is enabled.