Gmail Data Breach: 183 Million Accounts Exposed
Over 183 million Gmail accounts were exposed in a massive data leak, considered one of the biggest in history.
Millions of Gmail users were affected, with more than 183 million email accounts exposed, including tens of millions of Gmail users.
Cause of the Leak
The leak was caused by infostealer malware such as RedLine and Vidar, which infect computers, collect login credentials, and secretly send them to hackers.
Cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt, founder of Have I Been Pwned, revealed the cause of the leak.
- Email addresses
- Passwords
- Login histories
About 16 million accounts were being exposed for the first time.
Author's summary: Gmail leak exposes 183 million accounts.
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