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How do you avoid falling victim to the biggest leak in history?
A giant database containing 9,948,575,739 unique passwords was published on one of the popular hacker forums. Leaked information contained in a file called rockyou2024.txt, became the largest in the history of the digital age.
The Cybernews research team that discovered the problem is sounding the alarm. Experts warn of a serious danger for users who have a habit of using the same passwords on different sites. According to the analysis, the new database includes both old and new passwords collected from various sources.
Of particular interest is the identity of the user who published the file. A hacker named ObamaCare, who registered on the forum in late May 2024, has already managed to register a number of" exploits " – previously on the darknet, he shared a database of employees of the Simmons & Simmons law firm, information about the AskGamblers online casino, and documents of Rowan College students in Burlington.
Cybernews experts emphasize that the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real passwords used by people around the world. This significantly increases the risk of so-called brute-force attacks.
Recent incidents demonstrate how devastating the consequences of such attacks can be. Such giants as Santander, Ticketmaster, Advance Auto Parts and QuoteWizard have already become victims. The scale of the threat highlights the fact that the attack was aimed at the Snowflake cloud provider serving these companies.
rockyou2024.txt -continuation of the trend that started back in 2021. Then the network published the RockYou2021 database, which contained 8.4 billion passwords. Over the past three years, it has been replenished with 1.5 billion new combinations, that is, it has grown by 15%. Experts believe that the current version of RockYou contains information collected from more than 4,000 databases over the past two decades.
Cybernews experts warn about a wide range of potential threats. Attackers can use a ten-billion-dollar compilation to attack any unprotected system. This applies not only to online services, but also to video surveillance cameras, industrial equipment, and other devices connected to the Internet.
Experts give a number of recommendations for protection. First of all, you need to immediately change the passwords on all your accounts, especially if you use the same combinations on different platforms. It is extremely important to choose complex and unique passwords for each service. We also recommend enabling two-factor authentication wherever possible, and using password managers to generate and store complex, unique codes.
Cybernews has included data from RockYou2024 in its Leaked Password Checker service. This will allow users to check whether their passwords have been compromised, and if necessary, take measures to protect their accounts.
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A giant database containing 9,948,575,739 unique passwords was published on one of the popular hacker forums. Leaked information contained in a file called rockyou2024.txt, became the largest in the history of the digital age.
The Cybernews research team that discovered the problem is sounding the alarm. Experts warn of a serious danger for users who have a habit of using the same passwords on different sites. According to the analysis, the new database includes both old and new passwords collected from various sources.
Of particular interest is the identity of the user who published the file. A hacker named ObamaCare, who registered on the forum in late May 2024, has already managed to register a number of" exploits " – previously on the darknet, he shared a database of employees of the Simmons & Simmons law firm, information about the AskGamblers online casino, and documents of Rowan College students in Burlington.
Cybernews experts emphasize that the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real passwords used by people around the world. This significantly increases the risk of so-called brute-force attacks.
Recent incidents demonstrate how devastating the consequences of such attacks can be. Such giants as Santander, Ticketmaster, Advance Auto Parts and QuoteWizard have already become victims. The scale of the threat highlights the fact that the attack was aimed at the Snowflake cloud provider serving these companies.
rockyou2024.txt -continuation of the trend that started back in 2021. Then the network published the RockYou2021 database, which contained 8.4 billion passwords. Over the past three years, it has been replenished with 1.5 billion new combinations, that is, it has grown by 15%. Experts believe that the current version of RockYou contains information collected from more than 4,000 databases over the past two decades.
Cybernews experts warn about a wide range of potential threats. Attackers can use a ten-billion-dollar compilation to attack any unprotected system. This applies not only to online services, but also to video surveillance cameras, industrial equipment, and other devices connected to the Internet.
Experts give a number of recommendations for protection. First of all, you need to immediately change the passwords on all your accounts, especially if you use the same combinations on different platforms. It is extremely important to choose complex and unique passwords for each service. We also recommend enabling two-factor authentication wherever possible, and using password managers to generate and store complex, unique codes.
Cybernews has included data from RockYou2024 in its Leaked Password Checker service. This will allow users to check whether their passwords have been compromised, and if necessary, take measures to protect their accounts.
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