A large data breach, referred to as the "Mother of all Breaches” (MOAB), has exposed 26 billion records from prominent companies.
Data has been leaked from various companies, including X (281M) and LinkedIn (251M).
You can use the Cybernews data leak checker to check if your data has been compromised.
A large data breach, referred to as the “Mother of all Breaches” (MOAB), has exposed 26 billion records from prominent companies such as X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and more. This extensive data leak contains 12 terabytes of information, comprising a mix of both past and recent data.
The leak was discovered by a cybersecurity researcher from Security Discovery and Cybernews.
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According to the report, the leaked dataset mostly has information from previous data breaches, but it does include new data that was not released before.
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The MOAB includes 26 billion records organised into more than 3,800 folders, each representing a separate data breach.
While the team discovered more than 26 billion records, the presence of duplicates is also highly likely. However, the leaked data goes beyond just credentials as most of the exposed information is sensitive and holds substantial value for malicious actors.
Data has been leaked from various companies, including X (281M), LinkedIn (251M), Telegram (41M), Adobe (153M), Canva (143M), Deezer (258M), Dropbox (69M), AdultFriendFinder (220M), Daily Motion (86M), MySpace (360M), VK (101M), Weibo (504M), and others. Tencent QQ, with 1.4 billion records, is the most heavily impacted.
The leak even includes records from various government organisations in the US, Brazil, Germany, the Philippines, Turkey, and other countries.
How to check if your data has been leaked
You can use the Cybernews data leak checker to check if your data has been compromised. You just have to enter your email ID or mobile number to see if your data has been revealed by the leak.
It is recommended to follow general security practices, such as using strong passwords, using password managers, enabling two-factor authentication, and being cautious of suspicious emails and messages.
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