The file was left entirely unprotected - no encryption, no password, no safeguards - just a plain text document holding ...

Some say more than 16.5 billion credentials are involved. One thing is for sure: the dark web is swimming in stolen data.

Sensitive information including logins to social media accounts was among the data exposed in what some believe is the ...

The most common password length is eight to 10 characters, and a significant portion contains only lowercase letters and ...

NEW YORK — Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled ...

An urgent warning has been issued to people with online accounts to change their passwords now after the “largest data breach ...

A Texas judge last week gave preliminary approval to a class action settlement that would offer financial compensation to customers whose data was taken. AT&T denies allegations that it was ...

A data breach including over 16 billion passwords has sent a shockwave through the tech world as users scramble to protect ...

The 'unprecedented' data breach is said to be one of the largest in history - with experts urging Apple, Facebook and Google ...

Wondering why ‘password data breach’ is trending online? The trend centers around a massive password leak as researchers ...

CyberNews researchers found 16 billion login details for a number of social media websites and online services have been ...

Researchers claim that the ill-gotten intel could potentially grant cybercriminals access to “pretty much any online service ...