Nearly 10B passwords leaked. Here's how to protect yourself

(NewsNation) — The largest collection of stolen passwords ever has been leaked to a popular hacking site, according to cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews.

Researchers discovered the file named RockYou2024 posted by user “ObamaCare” on July 4 with 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords.

"The Cybernews team believes that attackers can utilize the ten-billion-strong RockYou2024 compilation to target any system that isn’t protected against brute-force attacks. This includes everything from online and offline services to internet-facing cameras and industrial hardware," researchers said in a news release.