184 Million Passwords Leaked for Google, Facebook, Instagram and More. How to Protect …

Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images You might have seen the news of a database leak containing 184 million passwords tied to accounts from Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Instagram, Roblox and other organizations.  The report by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler on Website Planet says login credentials for bank and financial accounts, health platforms and government portals from numerous countries were also exposed. The data was left unprotected by an unknown database owner and then accessed by cybercriminals via infostealer malware. Although the database has been removed from public access, the damage is seemingly done. So what should you do if you think any of your login credential data was compromised?  A percentage of the login credentials in the 47.42GB file are likely outdated. But some passwords and usernames may still be active. In fact, Fowler wrote in his post that he emailed multiple people whose information was in the database and they confirmed the emails and passwords were still in use.  How can I protect myself from this data leak? If you think you were impacted by the bad actors who accessed this database, here are a few steps you should take as soon as possible to limit the potential damage.  Change your password
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