Google, Apple, Facebook accounts at risk after 16 billion passwords leaked in massive data breach

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered what may be one of the largest data breaches ever recorded — a massive collection of 30 databases holding a staggering 16 billion records. According to a new report from Cybernews, the data appears to have been amassed by a range of infostealing malware, likely deployed by cybercriminals and possibly even ethical hackers or security researchers. The exposed information contains login credentials for numerous services, spanning email and social media platforms such as Google, Facebook, and Telegram, as well as developer profiles on GitHub and access to certain government websites.