Security Alert Issued As 1 Billion Passwords Stolen By Malware—Act Now

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Now a new security alert has been issued as researchers confirm that malware has stolen more than 1 billion passwords.

This particular breed of threat actor specializes in trading stolen credentials, including passwords that are then used by hackers to gain initial access, as the name rather gives away, to target networks or accounts.

The Specops researchers said that, of the more than a billion compromised passwords analyzed, a staggering 230 million of them actually met the standard complexity requirements found in numerous organizations and used by many consumers a result.

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Author / Journalist: Davey Winder, Senior Contributor

Category: StartupsTechnology

Markets: United StatesMali

Topics: /cybersecurity Consumer Tech Cybersecurity /consumer-tech /innovation Standard Innovation Innovation

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Published On: 2025-01-22 @ 08:31:29 (16 hours ago)

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