All iPhone and Android users must switch on two settings to stop bank-raiding attack – worrying sign means it’s too late
HACKERS have accumulated a colossal database containing almost 10billion leaked passwords, according to experts.
This means they can break into anything from social media to bank accounts without needing to break through the website's security systems."Threat actors could exploit the RockYou2024 password compilation to conduct brute-force attacks and gain unauthorized access to various online accounts used by individuals who employ passwords included in the dataset," CyberNews researchers explained.
Hackers pulled off the ruse by scouring the internet for data leaks, adding an extra 1.5billion passwords to the data they had already gathered and bragged about between 2021 and 2024.The most obvious change is to immediately reset passwords for any accounts associated with a leak especially. Common passwords mean they're easy for cyber thieves to guess - so if you're using one of these you should change it right now.
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