Unprecedented 16 Billion Credential Leak Exposes Google, Apple, Facebook Users Worldwide
Breaking News | June 20, 2025 ๐ Unprecedented 16 Billion Credential Leak Exposes Google, Apple, Facebook Users Worldwide Reported by: Advocate Abhishek Jat, (Cyber Law Analyst, High Court of Madhya Pradesh) In what is being described as one of the most alarming cybersecurity developments of the decade, a staggering 16 billion login credentials linked to major tech platforms—including Google, Apple, Facebook , Telegram, GitHub, and various VPN and banking services—have been discovered circulating on underground cybercrime forums. This massive leak does not stem from a single data breach but is the result of malware-based data harvesting from millions of infected devices globally. Unlike traditional server-side hacks, the compromised data was collected from user-end computers infected with infostealer malware , such as RedLine and Raccoon Stealer, which silently exfiltrate saved passwords, cookies, form data, and session tokens from browsers and apps. Cybersecurity resear...