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Security researchers have warned that a database containing no less than 26 billion leaked data records has been discovered. The supermassive data leak, or mother of all breaches as the researchers refer to it, is likely the biggest found to date.
According to researchers from Security Discovery and CyberNews, the newly discovered database of leaked data runs to 12 terabytes in size and deserves the MOAB title.
The research team thinks that the 26 billion record database, found on an open storage instance, will likely have been compiled by a malicious actor or data broker. “Threat actors could leverage the aggregated data for a wide range of attacks, including identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts,” they say.
As well as data from Chinese messaging giant Tencent and social media outfit Weibo, records from users of platforms and services such as Twitter, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Adobe, Canva and Telegram is also to be found in this database. Worryingly, the researchers also say that records from an assortment of U.S. and other government organizations can be found.
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According to researchers from Security Discovery and CyberNews, the newly discovered database of leaked data runs to 12 terabytes in size and deserves the MOAB title.
The research team thinks that the 26 billion record database, found on an open storage instance, will likely have been compiled by a malicious actor or data broker. “Threat actors could leverage the aggregated data for a wide range of attacks, including identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts,” they say.
As well as data from Chinese messaging giant Tencent and social media outfit Weibo, records from users of platforms and services such as Twitter, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Adobe, Canva and Telegram is also to be found in this database. Worryingly, the researchers also say that records from an assortment of U.S. and other government organizations can be found.
Warning As 26 Billion Records Leak: Dropbox, LinkedIn, Twitter Named
The mother of all breaches as the researchers refer to it, is likely the biggest such data leak collection found to date. Here's what you need to know.
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