Tag: #CredentialStuffing
A record-shattering 16 billion fresh usernames and passwords leak—enough to unlock Apple IDs, Facebook profiles, Google accounts, GitHub repos, Telegram chats, and even government portals—were recently found sitting in 30 unsecured cloud databases, the largest of which holds 3.5 billion credentials. Cybernews researchers call the cache “a blueprint for mass exploitation,” warning that its clean […]
The PayPal data breach settlement has made headlines as the company agreed to pay $2 million after a 2022 security incident exposed sensitive information of approximately 35,000 users. The breach, which occurred due to a credential stuffing attack, compromised personal details such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and tax identification numbers. This settlement not […]
A critical data breach, dubbed RockYou2024, has exposed a staggering 10 billion unique user credentials, posing a significant threat to online security on a global scale. This unprecedented incident, discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, dwarfs previous data breaches in terms of volume and significantly increases the risk of identity theft and account compromise for […]