Over 19 billion passwords have been leaked in security ‘crisis’ – here’s how to check if yours is vulnerable

A new study by Cybernews examined more than 200 data breaches between April 2024 and 2025, and found that millions of people are using easy to guess passwords. - (Getty Images)

Over 19 billion passwords were leaked in the last year alone amid what experts are calling a cybersecurity “crisis.”

But there are ways to protect yourself.