tldr; A database containing 149 million login credentials, including 420,000 Binance accounts and data from platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Roblox, was exposed publicly without encryption or password protection. The leaked data included emails, usernames, passwords, and account login URLs, posing significant risks of fraud, identity theft, and phishing. The database also contained malware that could steal credentials. The hosting provider eventually suspended access, but the duration of exposure and potential misuse remain unclear.
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LTP-N on
2FA, no mobile number as the 2nd, problem solved.
CriticalCobraz on
Who could have thought Binance wasn’t SAFU
TheZestyPumpkin on
I’ve been having constant 2FA requests for the past week or so, sometimes up to 30 a day despite changing all important passwords. Makes sense now.
Valuable_Cable2900 on
Unfortunately, we still have passwords written on Post-It notes in many parts of the business world!
long5210 on
i just have a credit card that pays me 2 percent when i use it and they send a new one out overnight when it gets compromised. i guess that’s too simple for the crypto mind to comprehend
benevs01 on
I wondered why I’d started getting fishing sms messages from ‘binance’ asking me to follow a completely legitimate link to confirm the registration of trezor (which I don’t have). Smh.
Anxious_Noise_8805 on
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tldr; A database containing 149 million login credentials, including 420,000 Binance accounts and data from platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Roblox, was exposed publicly without encryption or password protection. The leaked data included emails, usernames, passwords, and account login URLs, posing significant risks of fraud, identity theft, and phishing. The database also contained malware that could steal credentials. The hosting provider eventually suspended access, but the duration of exposure and potential misuse remain unclear.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
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2FA, no mobile number as the 2nd, problem solved.
Who could have thought Binance wasn’t SAFU
I’ve been having constant 2FA requests for the past week or so, sometimes up to 30 a day despite changing all important passwords. Makes sense now.
Unfortunately, we still have passwords written on Post-It notes in many parts of the business world!
i just have a credit card that pays me 2 percent when i use it and they send a new one out overnight when it gets compromised. i guess that’s too simple for the crypto mind to comprehend
I wondered why I’d started getting fishing sms messages from ‘binance’ asking me to follow a completely legitimate link to confirm the registration of trezor (which I don’t have). Smh.
Learn how to get a yubikey and solve all your account hacking anxiety