WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A significant data breach has compromised over 184 million login credentials, affecting users of major platforms including Google, Apple, Meta (Facebook, Instagram), Microsoft, Snapchat, and others. The exposed information includes email addresses, usernames, plaintext passwords, and login URLs, posing a substantial risk of identity theft and unauthorized account access.
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered the unprotected database, which was publicly accessible and lacked encryption or password protection. The 47GB trove also contained credentials for services like PayPal, Netflix, Spotify, and Roblox, as well as sensitive data from banks, healthcare providers, and government portals across at least 29 countries .
Fowler suspects that the data was collected through infostealer malware—malicious software designed to harvest sensitive information from infected systems, including data stored…
