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2019-01-17 11:43
Someone has compiled a massive collection of email addresses and plain text passwords, apparently from 2000+ hacked databases, and has made the trove freely available for download via the MEGA cloud storage service. The set – dubbed Collection #1 – also ended on a popular hacking forum after it was removed from MEGA. Is your email address or password included in the set? Troy Hunt, the security researcher known for his Have I Been Pwned? … More → The post 773 million records exposed in massive data breach appeared first on Help Net Security.
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