Gmail Data Breach: 183 Million Accounts Exposed
A massive data leak has exposed over 183 million Gmail accounts, making it one of the biggest data leaks in history.
According to cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt, founder of Have I Been Pwned, the leak was caused by infostealer malware such as RedLine and Vidar, which infect computers, collect login credentials, and secretly send them to hackers.
- Email addresses
- Passwords
- Login histories
Experts say about 16 million accounts were being exposed for the first time, with hackers building a 3.5-terabyte database of stolen passwords.
Cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt revealed that the leak was caused by infostealer malware.
Author's summary: Gmail data breach exposes 183 million accounts.
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