‘Largest Data Breach in History’: Apple, Google, and Meta Passwords Reportedly Among 16 Billion Stolen in Massive Hack

Almost all major platforms were affected by a massive breach, including datasets from Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, GitHub, and other platforms (government, too), according to Cybernews.

Cybernews reports that 30 databases have been stolen (social media, VPN logins, corporate and developer platforms), exposing 16 billion passwords, calling it “one of the largest data breaches in history.”

Related: Over 10 Billion Passwords Have Been Exposed in Massive Password Hack

The outlet also says that “massive datasets” have been emerging every few weeks, though this is the first reporting of the hack. Cybernews does note that Wired reported in May about a “mysterious database” being exposed with 184 million records — a “trove of

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