A hacker has released nearly 10 billion passwords in what may be the largest leak of its kind to date.
On July 4, a user named “ObamaCare” uploaded a file titled “RockYou2024” containing the passwords to an online hacking forum, according to Cybernews. This action has sparked concerns about potential cyber attacks by other hackers who might exploit the data. The massive dataset includes 1.5 billion new plain text passwords obtained from numerous data leaks, adding to a previous compilation called “RockYou2021” posted on the same forum in 2021.