The 16B Password Bomb Has Dropped – Here’s Your Survival Plan

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VoM News Desk | July 3, 2025 | 01:28 AM IST | Articles/Editorials, Featured by VoM | Follow on Google News

Cybercriminals have combined years of leaks into a single 16 billion-password repository.

Old passwords have been reassembled in a 16 billion-entry breach to power broad hacks.

Main takeaways:

 * 16 billion recycled passwords are available in one mega-dump.
 * Automated credential spray nets thousands of accounts from a mere 0.1% success rate.
 * The average global breach cost hit $4.88 million in 2024.
 * 60% admit to password reuse and 13% confess to one-password-for-all.

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