An IT security firm has recovered 9,050,064,764 login credentials in possession by cybercriminals from over 640 data breaches involving emails and usernames secured using plaintext passwords. Password reuse, improper hashing, misconfigured servers, and the use of common weak passwords and common phrases were the main reasons which led to the compromise of users’ accounts. Source: […]
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