A hacker has exposed nearly 10 billion passwords in what is being described as potentially the largest leak of its kind.
The user “ObamaCare” uploaded the passwords in a file named “RockYou2024” to an online hacking forum on July 4, according to Cybernews. This incident raises concerns that other hackers might use the data for cyber attacks. The extensive dataset includes 1.5 billion new plain text passwords obtained from various data leaks. These new additions have been compiled with a previously posted collection on the same forum in 2021, also known as “RockYou2021.”