Change it now: 10 billion stolen passwords have been published online
A hacker has exposed 10 billion passwords from dozens of popular websites and posted one file online.
The leak, titled RockYou2024, was posted online on July 4.
The file contains about 10 billion passwords, compiled from old and new stolen data, The Daily Mail reports.
This may result in loss of financial information and theft of users' personal data.
Experts warn that the archive containing passwords was published online by one of the users.
This file may contain data about users of many popular social networks.
A hacker has leaked 10 billion passwords online, which were collected from 4,000 databases.
The researchers stress that the leak is a list of real passwords used by people around the world.
As a protective measure, users are advised to change old passwords as soon as possible, choosing the most secure combination.
Earlier it was reported that hackers attacked companies from the Russian Federation through hacked elevator systems.
