Cybersecurity researchers have claimed they recently came across a massive database comprising more than 16 billion usernames and passwords, making it the largest data breach of all time. Sixteen billion passwords to Apple, Facebook, Google, other social media accounts, as well as government services, were leaked, according to reports.
16 billion passwords leaked: Know the story in ten points
-A massive data breach has exposed over 16 billion passwords online, making it one of the biggest security leaks in internet history. A team of cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, led by Vilius Petkauskas, has been investigating this leak since early 2025, according to Forbes.
-The researchers claim that they came across 30 exposed datasets of various sizes, which contained anywhere between tens of millions to more than 3.5 billion records with accounts from Google, Apple, Facebook, GitHub, Telegram and more.
The leak exposed 16 billion login credentials, passwords, email and social media platforms like Google, Facebook, and Telegram to developer accounts on GitHub and even some government portals.
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