10 billion exposed credentials and where to find them

Researchers at password manager NordPass have identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers. The databases are found across 20 different countries, with China being at the top of the list -- the country has nearly 4,000 exposed databases. This means that potentially more than 2.6 billion users could have had their accounts breached. The United States comes second, with nearly 3,000 unsecured databases and almost 2.3 billion entries made available online. India is third, with 520 unsecured databases and 4,878,723 exposed entries. Finding these databases isn't hard, search… [Continue Reading]