“This is not just a leak—it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation,” researchers said. “With over 16 billion login records exposed, cybercriminals now have unprecedented access to personal credentials that can be used for account takeover, identity theft, and highly targeted phishing.”

Researchers have found that about 16 billion passwords were leaked in a recent global data breach. FOX 4 spoke with a UT Dallas expert about how you can protect your information.

More than 16 billion login credentials for Google, Facebook, Apple and other platforms have been exposed in one of the largest cybersecurity data breaches of all time, according to a Cybernews report.