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InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours ago

16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now

www.forbes.com

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16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now

www.forbes.com

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Change all your account passwords now — don’t wait: 16 billion credentials are confirmed as having been leaked.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31677799

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    There is a lot of hype in this article and precious little in the way of verifiable facts.

    Does anyone have any links to something more credible?

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      The article is full of typos, too.

      Who let this dreck out the door? Did Forbes lay off all their editors or what?

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        Yes. Forbes has been a blog site for years.

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        Editing costs money.

        AI is cheap.

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          AI doesn’t make typos

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            Those have all been replaced with em dashes (—)

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              Check the quotes too: ’ vs ʼ

              AI will use the curved one, human type the straight one.

              Also for the doubled one: " vs ”…

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      https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak/

      Several collections of login credentials reveal one of the largest data breaches in history, totaling a humongous 16 billion exposed login credentials. The data most likely originates from various infostealers.

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      I thought so too, haven’t heard anything from the companies in question either.

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      I’ve seen articles in The Onion with less fluff, and more honesty, than this one…

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      Might be a bit early for a better source. I decided to share because if it is true its important to get it on peoples radar.

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