Billions of personal documents are revealed in historic leak;  find out if your data has been compromised

Billions of personal documents are revealed in historic leak; find out if your data has been compromised


Over 26 billion user records worldwide are in the hands of hackers and criminals




More than 26 billion pieces of information from users around the world – something equivalent to 12 terabytes of personal data or 78 million pages of PDF documents – have been leaked onto the Internet and are in the hands of hackers AND criminals.

Call of “mother of all leaks” (MOAB), the leak is considered the largest personal data theft of all time. MOAB has reached large websites and companies like X (formerly Twitter), Canva, Linkedin, Deezer, Wattpad, Badoo and Adobe.

According to tech site Cybernews, which published the leak, the MOAB contains 3,800 folders, each corresponding to a leak. I am emails, passwords, phone numbers, usernames, addresses, card numbers and documents.

MOAB also includes documents from Brazilian and US government organizations. Since the data leak has no authority assigned and the The most appropriate recommendation is to change personal passwords if the site appears in the list and, when possible, use two-factor authentication.

While most of the data comes from old leaks, it is important to pay special attention now that the information has been republished. It is worth paying attention to phishing attempts via email or message and avoid downloading attachments from unknown sources or clicking on links that you are not sure are safe.





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Source: Terra

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