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Great. About 200,000,000 passwords have been leaked across Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Google accounts. Time to change all your passwords.

Word is coming down that nearly 200,000,000 passwords are now out in the wild after a digital breach. The platforms affected are:

  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft
  • Apple
  • Snapchat
  • Roblox
  • PayPal
  • Netflix
  • Discord
  • PayPal
  • Health platforms
  • Government platforms

According to Website Planet, the cybertheft was carried out by using an “infostealer,” malware that infects devices and then steals all the saved passwords, autofill data, emails, documents, and browser cookies. Whenever you’re online, you’re vulnerable.

Great. Just…great. Time to chance all our passwords again.

Alan Cross

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