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Mother of all security breaches!!!
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Security experts are referring to the recent discovery of a massive database that is composed of data from thousands of previous breaches, leaks, and private data databases as "The mother of all breaches".
¡°Why should I care? How does it impact me?¡± The breach includes over 26 billion records. That¡¯s staggering. And that means if any of your accounts are included (or if you reuse passwords anywhere), you need to take action in order to protect yourself and your family. Who¡¯s impacted? The database includes data from a wide variety of commonly used websites, including: - Tencent - Deezer - Dropbox Personal data link checker: More info: __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________ |
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Security experts are referring to the recent discovery of a massive database that is composed of data from thousands of previous breaches, leaks, and private data databases as "The mother of all breaches".
¡°Why should I care? How does it impact me?¡± The breach includes over 26 billion records. That¡¯s staggering. And that means if any of your accounts are included (or if you reuse passwords anywhere), you need to take action in order to protect yourself and your family. Who¡¯s impacted? The database includes data from a wide variety of commonly used websites, including: - Tencent - Deezer - Dropbox Personal data link checker: More info: __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________ |
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Randy, thanks for this.
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The Cybernews personal data leak check shows that my data has been leaked on sites that I have never logged into so have never entered my email or created a password (eg PeopleDataLabs.com). I think that suggests they acquired my info from the other things listed (eg Collection #1), right? Madeline On Jan 25, 2024, at 08:58, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:
Security experts are referring to the recent discovery of a massive database that is composed of data from thousands of previous breaches, leaks, and private data databases as "The mother of all breaches". ¡°Why should I care? How does it impact me?¡± The breach includes over 26 billion records. That¡¯s staggering. And that means if any of your accounts are included (or if you reuse passwords anywhere), you need to take action in order to protect yourself and your family. Who¡¯s impacted? The database includes data from a wide variety of commonly used websites, including: - Tencent - Deezer - Dropbox Personal data link checker: More info: __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________ |
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Thank you for the links, Randy.
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Donna Ellis On Jan 25, 2024, at 8:58 AM, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:
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