I’ve noticed a preponderance of “is my account leaked?” websites popping up in light of the news but I question their authenticity. Once the file loads press Ctrl + f and enter your Google account to see if its in the list. After double-clicking google_5000000.txt it took me 8 solid minutes before Notepad became responsive again. The 100MB text file (36.3 MB compressed) is colossal and therefore takes a while to open. Scan the leaked database for your account.In light of the news (even if it’s just a rumor) there are at least four actions you need to take to secure your account: The fiasco started when someone by the name of mstrokin posted a link on Reddit to a Bitcoin Security forum (which appears to be offline at the moment) which published a database containing about 4.93 million Google accounts. Google is currently investigating the veracity of the claims. Most of the leaked accounts are active but the leak was mainly endemic to Russian users.
Apparently millions of Gmail password were leaked today.Īccording to the International Business Times, over 5 million Gmail usernames and passwords were purportedly leaked this morning.
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