No, the 16 billion credentials leak is not a new data breach — a wake-up call about fake news

Kudos to Lawrence Abrams and Bleeping Computer for calling out Cybernews’ misleading reporting. News broke today of a “mother of all breaches,” sparking wide media coverage filled with warnings and fear-mongering. However, it appears to be a compilation of previously leaked credentials stolen by infostealers, exposed in data breaches, and via credential stuffing attacks. To be…

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