A hacker has leaked nearly 10 billion passwords in what is being described as potentially the largest security breach 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 action has raised concerns that other hackers could exploit the data for cyber attacks. The extensive dataset includes 1.5 billion new plain text passwords gathered from previous data leaks, adding to an earlier compilation called “RockYou2021” posted on the same forum in 2021.