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07/12/2020
The Number of Stolen Logins Circulating On Dark Web Increased by 300 Percent Since the Year 2018
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The latest report published by the Digital Shadows team reveals the true extent of stolen account login credentials circulating on the dark web amongst criminals. The team spent nearly 18 months auditing criminal forums and marketplaces across the dark web and discovered that now over 15 billion stolen credentials from 100,000 breaches are available to cybercriminals. The number increased by 300% since the year 2018.
The report titled ‘From Exposure to Takeover’ warned that there is a treasure trove of account credentials available to cybercriminals. The stolen 15 billion logins include username and security password pairs for social media accounts, music streaming services, and even online banking. This number is equivalent to two sets of account login credentials for every person on the planet.
The report also discovered that there is some duplication across the availability of this data, however, over 5 billion account logins were found to be entirely unique as they had only been marketed once on the cybercrime markets and forums. Many account credentials were also given away for free.
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