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Compilation of data breaches sees billions of usernames and passwords exposed – 7NEWS.com.au
It’s being called the mother of all data breaches – here’s everything you need to know.
A whopping 3.2 billion pairs of emails and passwords have been advertised for sale online in one of the largest breaches on record.
The compilation of user credentials was recently posted to an online hacking forum and discovered by analysts CyberNews.
Known as a Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB), the breach is a series of historic breaches rolled into one.
Its still unclear exactly what databases have been exposed but samples collated by CyberNews say it contains emails and passwords from all…
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