Millions
of Google passwords leaked online; check if yours is safe
A database containing about 4.93 million usernames and
passwords of Google accounts was posted on a Russian Bitcoin security forum.
The user posting the data claimed that about 60% of the
logins in the leak were active could be accessed successfully using the leaked
credentials.
Google in a statement to the media has, however, denied
that the company's systems were compromised.
If you are concerned about whether your Google
account/Gmail ID is part of the leaked cache, you can use
this tool (https://isleaked.com/results/en)to verify. This search
tool also gives an option to privacy-concerned users to partially mask their
email IDs.
This incident follows close on the heels of reports that
4.6 million Mail.ru accounts and over 1.25 million Yandex email IDs were
compromised.
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