Dark Web Leaks Over 721 Million Passwords Exposed In 2022
Cybercrime analytics firm SpyCloud found 721.5 million exposed login credentials on the dark web in 2022, with nearly half coming from botnet logs. Researchers also discovered a staggering number of users that had their credentials leaked in breaches last year were reusing the same compromised passwords — around 72% total. These figures come from SpyCloud’s 4th Annual Identity Exposure Report, which the firm published on Monday. “Our researchers combed through billions of recaptured data assets from the dark web over the course of 2022, and their analysis brought back a few familiar themes from past years, and also uncovered some alarming shifts in cybercriminal trends,” SpyCloud stated....