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Researcher claims 184 million Facebook, Google, and Microsoft passwords leaked online

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More than 184 million passwords may have been compromised in a massive data leak, according to a new report.

The leak may be linked to social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat , Google , Microsoft products, and Facebook logins.

Ironically, the database containing the leaked passwords was itself non-password-protected.

It's not yet clear exactly how the data was stolen, but it's likely that it was compiled with malware.