In a staggering revelation, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered what is being referred to as the ‘Mother of all Breaches,’ with over 26 billion personal records exposed. This data leak, likely the largest ever recorded, has affected numerous platforms, including Twitter, LinkedIn, and Dropbox.
The breach was discovered by researchers from Security Discovery and CyberNews, who found an unsecured database containing a vast trove of data amounting to 12 terabytes, reported Forbes. The leaked information includes sensitive personal details that could potentially lead to a surge in cybercrime activities such as identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts.
Among the compromised records were 1.5 billion from Tencent’s QQ, 504 million from Weibo, 360 million from MySpace, 281 million from Twitter,…