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Warning As 26 Billion Records Leak: Dropbox, LinkedIn, Twitter Named
Here's What You Need To Know
According to Security Discovery and Cyber News researchers, the newly discovered database of leaked data runs to 12 terabytes in size and deserves the MOAB title.
The research team thinks that the 26 billion record database, found on an open storage instance, will likely have been compiled by a malicious actor or data broker. "Threat actors could leverage the aggregated data for a wide range of attacks, including identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts," they say.
How to Protect Yourself
1. Use Two-factor Authentication to Protect Your Accounts
Using only one factor — say, something you know, like a password — to log in to your account is like having one lock on your front door. And not a very secure one.
Using two-factor authentication is like using two locks on your door — and is much more secure. Even if a hacker knows your username and password, they can't log in to your account without the second credential or authentication factor.
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2. Providers should offer protection against attacks targeting specific IP attacks.
Brute-force protection is a feature that safeguards against a single IP address attacking a single user account. When a given IP address tries and fails multiple times to log in as the same user, brute-force protection blocks the suspicious IP address from logging in as that user and sends an email to the affected user. Brute Force Protection (BFP) is a feature that monitors Vault Rooms.
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3. Why you should never allow your web browser to save your passwords.
You shouldn't use a password manager — if that password manager happens to be the one built into your desktop web browser.
That's because desktop web browsers, despite their best efforts, need to safeguard your passwords, credit card numbers, and personal details, such as your name and address. Web browsers are fairly easy to break into, and lots of malware, browser extensions, and even honest software can extract sensitive information. Instead, you should save passwords in a stand-alone password manager.
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