#breakingnews 🚨 👉The password leak exposes 16 billion credentials threatening cryptographic security
👉Cybersecurity researchers discovered 16 billion leaked login credentials from major platforms like Apple, Google, and Facebook.
👉The breach encompasses 30 exposed datasets with individual collections ranging from 16 million to 3.5 billion records.
👉Most databases contained an average of 550 million entries exposed through Elasticsearch instances and insecure object storage.
👉#crypto headlines face a higher risk of targeted account takeover attempts against custodial wallets and exchange platforms.
👉Backups of password-based seed phrases stored in cloud services could allow attackers to access private keys.
👉The data provides "fresh and weaponizable intelligence on a large scale" for potential mass exploitation campaigns, according to cybersecurity analysts.
👉Security experts recommend immediately updating passwords, enabling #2FA, and avoiding the digital storage of recovery phrases.👉#Binance $BNB $BTC $ETH