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Massive Data Breach Exposes 183 Million Credentials
10/27/2025
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Story summary
- A data breach exposed 183 million passwords and login credentials, mainly Gmail users.
- The incident follows an earlier leak of more than 184 million passwords disclosed in May, linked to infostealer activity.
- Troy Hunt, founder of Have I Been Pwned, notes 16.4 million credentials were previously unseen.
- Google advises users to enable two-step verification and use passkeys to improve security.
- The total data involved amounts to 3.5 terabytes.
