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26 billion records have been leaked in ‘Mother of all Breaches,’ but don’t freak out

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26 billion records have been leaked in 'Mother of all Breaches,' but don't freak out

Image credit: rob dobi / Getty Images. Article by Amanda Yeo. Mashable – January 23, 2024.

A database of 26 billion leaked records has been discovered, in what has been called the “Mother of all Breaches.” Fortunately, it actually isn’t as bad as it sounds. The massive 12-terabyte leak was discovered by cybersecurity researcher Bob Dyachenko, working alongside the team at Cybernews. […]

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