Get in touch All Posts Career Opportunity Company News Security Systems Matt Dunbar Feb 5 2 min read 3.2 Billion Emails and Passwords Leaked An online hacking forum is playing host to a compilation of more than 3.2 billion emails and passwords gathered from previous leaks, all accumulated in one place. The so called “Compilation of Many Breaches or COMB” contains usernames, emails, and passwords from services such as Netflix, LinkedIn, Bitcoin and more. The data is archived and stored in a password-protected container. This is similar to the 2017 leak that put more than 1.4 billion credentials online in plain text. This was a compilation of more than 252 previous known breaches all aggregated online. The affected services included LinkedIn, Minecraft, Netflix, Badoo, Bitcoin and Pastebin among others. This too was an organised collection of data, able to be quickly sifted through using searches and listings. Click Image below to check if your email address has been compromised! COMB is the largest known compilation of multiple breaches ever posted online. This new data leak shares many similarities to 2017's Breach Compilation including the fact that its data is organized in a tree-like structure and that the same scripts are used for querying emails and passwords. As a large number of users reuse their passwords and usernames across multiple online accounts, the impact to consumers and businesses as a result of COMB may be unprecedented as this data can be used to launch credential stuffing and other cyberattacks. Another problem is the fact that cybercriminals can use the credentials from a user's social media accounts to pivot to other more important accounts such as their email or even their cloud storage. To prevent falling victim to any future attacks carried out using the data contained in COMB, or any other data leak. We recommend that users set up multi-factor authentication and use a password manager to further protect their online accounts. Source: CyberNews Solution: Speak to GB3s DPO Contact Us: Here to help Security 0 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Our Office Birch House The Oaks Business Park Longridge Road Preston Lancashire PR2 5BQ contactus@gb3.co.uk 01772 851110 Part of the EG Group Registered Office: Waterside Head Office Haslingden Road Blackburn Lancashire BB1 2FA Want to know more about how we can help your business? Please fill out the form below and a member of our team will get in touch shortly. First Name Last Name Email Add a message Send Our Policies Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Data Security Statement Equality & Diversity Statement Modern Slavery Statement We are ISO27001 certified Our Company GB3 Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales. Registration number 05147753 © 2021 - GB3 Limited