16B passwords from Apple, Facebook, Google and more leaked (the-independent.com) 16 points by rakibtg 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] Executor 1y ago ↗ Plaintext or hashes? [–] free_bip 1y ago ↗ According to the original source (linked in the article), the credentials are plaintext from infostealing malware, not centralized breaches.
[–] free_bip 1y ago ↗ According to the original source (linked in the article), the credentials are plaintext from infostealing malware, not centralized breaches.
[–] johnnypangs 1y ago ↗ Seems like there is more context on this that this article misses: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/no-16-billion-pass...
[–] trod1234 1y ago ↗ This is the natural consequence of what happens when you fail to enforce security liability on device manufacturers. Two+ decades of insecure IOT devices network connected that enable this type of collection, and other bad bad things.
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