56 million email addresses and 124 million passwords leaked online; HIBP adds credentials for user checks
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Stacy Liberatore
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Summary
A massive trove of over 56 million email addresses and 124 million passwords stolen from infected devices has been added to Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), a service that lets users check if their credentials have been compromised. The leak raises fresh concerns about the vulnerability of millions of online accounts to hackers, as the stolen data was harvested from malware-infected devices worldwide.
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Millions of online accounts may be at risk after a massive trove of stolen login credentials surfaced online.
The records were added to Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), a service that allows users to check whether their accounts have been compromised.
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