"A public database containing 149 million usernames and passwords was found online. The collection includes 48 million Gmail accounts, 17 million Facebook logins, and 420,000 Binance credentials. The database has been taken offline by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who also discovered its existence. The database was freely accessible via a web browser without a password or security measures. In addition to email and social media logins, the collection also contained login details for government systems from multiple countries, consumer bank accounts."
"Researcher Fowler was unable to identify the owner. He took immediate action to get the database offline. To do this, he tracked down the hosting provider in Canada, but it took about a month before the data was no longer available online. While Fowler was trying to reach the hosting provider, the database continued to grow with new login details. He suspects that the data was collected via infostealing malware that records keystrokes when victims log in to websites."
A public database contained 149 million usernames and passwords, including large counts for Gmail, Facebook, Binance, Netflix, TikTok, Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCloud, .edu, and OnlyFans, plus government and consumer bank credentials. The dataset was accessible through a web browser without authentication and continued to grow while investigators attempted to reach the hosting provider. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler located the Canadian hosting provider and the provider removed the data after about a month for violating terms of service. The credentials are suspected to have been collected by infostealing malware that records keystrokes and sells logs cheaply on the dark web.
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