iOS 15 and many other software improvements were introduced very recently. And it is logical that millions of Apple fans began to praise the new system.
But we're here to tell you that there aren't many reasons to cheer. As reported BGR, these privacy features will become quite critical when the new system is implemented with iOS 15. Moreover, none of the current systems can provide data leakage prevention.
Information that a 100GB text file containing 8,4 billion passwords is now available on a popular hacking forum comes from cybernews. The file is named “RockYou2020” and we believe it combines passwords stolen from previous breaches and data breaches.
By the way, if you remember, back in 2009 there was a huge data leak, namely RockYou. Then "fraudsters broke into the servers of social application websites and got their hands on more than 32 million user passwords stored in plain text."
Earlier this year, we saw discussions on various relevant forums and websites claiming that there was a so-called "Compilation of Multiple Violations", or COMB. It got this name because the scale is incomparable to all previous leaks.
For example, the largest data breach involved 3,2 billion email address and password pairs. The information was generated from existing data stolen from companies such as Netflix and LinkedIn.
Are your passwords getting caught in this data leak?
The new file now contains more than 8,4 billion passwords, more than double the previous collection. The population of the Earth exceeds 7 billion. It simply means that the leaked file contains at least one of our passwords.
We mean, chances are, at least one of our accounts is on the list. You can use the CyberNews tool to check if your account is there.
"By combining 8,4 billion unique password variations with other breach compilations that include usernames and email addresses, fraudsters can use RockYou2021's collection to mount a dictionary of passwords and target countless online accounts," CyberNews notes.
"Since most people reuse their passwords across multiple apps and websites, the number of accounts affected by this leak could potentially be in the millions, if not billions."
Recently, we have seen many cases of hackers selling stolen data on closed forums. It new way of earning. But it is also alarming because cybercrime is on the rise and there is no measure that can stand against hackers. And who suffers the most? Of course, we are ordinary users.
