In what is considered to be one of biggest personal data leak, Troy Hunt, creator of data breach authentication website Have I been Pwned (HIBP), has claimed that more than 183 million unique emails and passwords have been leaked on darknet.
The leaked dataset also includes millions of Gmail IDs and passwords. However, it should be noted that there was no breach in Google’s services.
The personal account details were harvested using infostealer malware-laced websites and compromised mobile applications.
Most smartphone and computer users are not fully aware of the threats lurking online and on social media platforms and messenger apps.
Threat actors send emails and messages with url links to fakes websites. And when the user unsuspectingly clicks on the links, they are diverted to web

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