Cyber लेख

21/06/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Massive Leak of 16 Billion+ Credentials! 🚨

Cybersecurity outlet Cybernews has uncovered one of the largest ever compilations of stolen data—over 16 billion login credentials (usernames, passwords, cookies, tokens) gathered from more than 30 databases linked to infostealer malware—not due to a hack of Facebook, Google, or Apple, but rather malware on individual devices .

Here’s what you should do right now to protect yourself:
1. 🔑 Change your passwords immediately—especially if you’ve reused them across services.
2. 🛡️ Enable multi-factor authentication (2FA) (preferably via an authenticator app or hardware key—not SMS) .
3. 🧠 Use a password manager or passkey system to create strong, unique credentials for each account .
4. 🕵️‍♂️ Monitor your accounts for unusual activity, and contact support if you see anything suspicious.
5. 🧪 Consider using “passkeys”, a more secure, passwordless method now supported by Apple, Google, and Facebook .

➡️ Learn more and check your risk here: https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak/

Stay safe and spread the word—let’s lock this down together! 🔒

This is a colossal breach involving 16 billion exposed credentials — possibly the G.O.A.T. of all data breaches.

17/06/2025

🔐 Have You Been Pwned?
In today’s digital world, your email is often the gateway to your identity, accounts, and privacy.
I just checked mine on HaveIBeenPwned.com and here’s what I found ⬇️

🟥 One account was exposed in 2 breaches — time to change passwords and enable 2FA!
🟩 Another account is still safe — let’s keep it that way!

💡 Take 2 minutes and check yours now.
👉 Don’t wait for a cyberattack to find out your info is out there. Stay safe, stay aware!

31/10/2024

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12/09/2023

Today date September 12, 1958, which was 65 years ago, Successful test of the first Integrated Circuit(IC).

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What Happened on September 12th Kilby integrated circuit   september 12, 1958 Successful Test of the First Integrated Circuit Jack Kilby successfully tests the first integrated circuit at Texas Instruments to prove that resistors and capacitors could exist on the same piece of semiconductor materia...

04/09/2023

On today date, September 4, 1927, i.e. 96 years ago,
AI Pioneer McCarthy Born, whose many contributions to the field of computer science included the language LISP, is born in Boston.

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What Happened on September 4th John McCarthy   september 4, 1927 AI Pioneer McCarthy Born John McCarthy, whose many contributions to the field of computer science included the language LISP, is born in Boston. After attending Cal Tech and Princeton University, McCarthy developed LISP -- the first c...

02/09/2023

On today date, September 2, 1997, 26 years ago, IBM Announces an Improved Chess-Playing Supercomputer.

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What Happened on September 2nd   september 2, 1997 IBM Announces Improved Chess-Playing Supercomputer After its Deep Blue chess-playing computer defeated human world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a closely watched match in May, the pioneering computer company decided to make the machine even fas...

28/08/2023

On today date, August 28, 2009, which was 14 years ago, Apple discontinued its support for the AppleTalk local area networking system.

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What Happened on August 28th Local AppleTalk network as seen on the Mac’s Chooser, a utility for accessing shared resources.   august 28, 2009 The End of AppleTalk With the release of Mac OS X 10.6, "Snow Leopard," Apple discontinued its support for the AppleTalk local area networking system. Int...

13/08/2023

This date, 27 years ago, on August 13, 1996, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 was released.

11/08/2023

Steve Wozniak was born, the co-founder of Apple and Father of the Apple computer born on August 11, 1950, which was 73 years ago.

03/08/2023

What happened today in IT history?