Cybersecurity Nightmare: Billions of Records from Major Platforms Leaked in Largest Data Leak

Mother of all Breaches (MOAB), a massive data leak, includes records from numerous leaks, breaches, and private databases. 

Cybersecurity expert Bob Dyachenko and the Cybernews team have uncovered this colossal breach, featuring billions of records, likely with an unidentified owner. 

Although the breach primarily consists of data from previous breaches, it likely contains new, unpublished information, Cybernews reports. 

Spanning 26 billion records across 3,800 folders, each representing a separate breach, the leak is suspected to house unique data. 

Researchers suggest its owner, potentially a malicious entity or data broker, may be interested in storing such vast data volumes.

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It encompasses an array of records from high-profile companies and government organizations worldwide, with the giant batch from Tencent Holding Ltd TCEHY Tencent QQ, among others like Weibo Corp WB, MySpace, X, formerly Twitter, and Microsoft Corp MSFT LinkedIn.

The MOAB’s impact on consumers could be unparalleled due to common password reuse, leading to potential credential-stuffing attacks, spear-phishing, and increased spam. 

Its scale dwarfs previous breaches, such as the 2021 COMB, which contained 12% of MOAB’s records.

Global organizations struggled with data breaches as the world resorted to remote work, study, and recreational activities due to the pandemic. 

Notorious hacking group Lapsus$ made headlines for compromising the data of companies like Microsoft Corp MSFT, Nvidia Corp NVDA, Okta Inc OKTA, and other major technology companies and holding them for ransom. 

However, the attacks continued post-pandemic recovery. Some of the recent data hacks included gaming giant Ubisoft, Paramount Global PARA, and Microsoft Corp MSFT. Several countries, including China and Russia, were considered to be linked to the breaches.

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