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Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

RockYou2024: 10 billion passwords leaked in the largest compilation of all time

Author:     Vilius Petkauskas
Source:     Cybernews
Publication Date:     July 04, 2024 | 12:33 PM
 Link: RockYou2024: 10 billion passwords leaked in the largest compilation of all time
Stephan:  

I didn’t know what RockYou2024 was, don’t use it, and never heard of it until I read this article. But if you do use it your passwords may have been compromised. This and the next story about AT&T make it clear that our electronic devices are very vulnerable, and that legal enforcements to protect the internet and mobile phones are grossly inadequate. Both are examples of Congressional failure to foster the wellbeing of Americans.

Credit: Cybernews

The largest password compilation with nearly ten billion unique passwords was leaked on a popular hacking forum. The Cybernews research team believes the leak poses severe dangers to users prone to reusing passwords.

The king is dead. Long live the king. Cybernews researchers discovered what appears to be the largest password compilation with a staggering 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords. The file with the data, titled rockyou2024.txt, was posted on July 4th by forum user ObamaCare.

While the user registered in late May 2024, they have previously shared an employee database from the law firm Simmons & Simmons, a lead from an online casino AskGamblers, and student applications for Rowan College at Burlington County.

The team cross-referenced the passwords included in the RockYou2024 leak with data from Cybernews’ Leaked Password Checker, which revealed that these passwords came from a mix of old and new data breaches.

“In its essence, the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real-world passwords used by individuals all over the world. Revealing that many passwords for threat […]

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1 Comment

  1. Albus Eddie on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:04 am

    Yet another illustration of Congressional failure. They are grossly reactive, as there are few real thinkers among them. Always one crisis behind. Sadly the solutions offered do not actually address the problem they should be addressing.