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Darragh Murphy

16 billion password data breach hits Apple, Google, Facebook and more — LIVE updates and how to stay safe

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The news of a massive 16 billion data breach that exposed login credentials from Apple, Google, Facebook has made record as one of the largest data breaches in history.

Cybernews reports that records from over 30 databases have been stolen, with each containing up to 3.5 billion passwords from social media and VPN logins to corporate platforms and developer platforms.

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