Data were exposed for a short time and the identity of those who were controlling this information was not revealed. One of the data sets especially affected the Lusophone population.
Nearly 16 billion passwords From access, for example, to social networks, were exposed, highlighting a data set that concerns the Lusophone population, with over 3.5 million credentials, said.
According to the investigation, which began earlier this year, about 30 data sets were exposed, containing each, on average, 550 million records.
Although the origin of these passing words is not yet fully known, some of these data are used for access to social networks, business platforms, VPNs and other sites.
According to CyberNews, the data were exposed for a short time and the identity of those who were controlling this information was not revealed. The smallest data set contained about 16 million records, while the largest, related to the Lusophone population, had more than 3,500 million, exceeding previous 2.8 billion previous record holders.
Some of these groups were cataloged only with designations such as “credentials” or “logins”, others indicated the services with which they were related. Researchers discovered a group, with over 455 million records, with origin in Russian Federation and another, with about 60 million, from Telegram.
“The increase in the number of data exposed through infostealers […] It may be a sign that cybercriminals are failing to use some options that were formerly popular [para roubar estes dados]like the Telegram groups, ”said CyberNews researcher Aras Nazarovas.
Infostealers are ‘malware’ (‘software’ created to damage a computer system and users) that invade ’emails’, cryptocurrency wallets and other accounts to steal information from users.
Beyond personal data, such as names and telephone numbers, these software They steal payment data, personal photos and documents, navigation and passwords.
CyberNews, an independent means of communication, formed by journalists and security experts, recommended to users that change your keywords and that activate the authentication of two factorswhich requires a second form of identification to confirm the identity.
On the other hand, users should often monitor their accounts and contact customer support whenever suspicious activities are detected.
