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Database Leak Reveals 184 Million Infostealer-Harvested Emails and Passwords

Database Leak Reveals 184 Million Infostealer-Harvested Emails and Passwords

Jeremiah Fowler, a cybersecurity researcher, discovered a misconfigured database containing 184 million unique login names and passwords from various online services and platforms, without any password protection or encryption. Fowler quickly notified the hosting provider and the database was soon removed. Although the owner and the length of time the data was exposed remain uncertain, the indication is that it was gathered by cybercriminals using infostealer malware.

Source: hackread.com –

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