The file was left entirely unprotected - no encryption, no password, no safeguards - just a plain text document holding millions of sensitive data entries.

If you tend to reuse passwords or haven’t changed one in years, you should assume your credentials are vulnerable and take steps to protect yourself.

Users of several social media platforms are being urged to reset their passwords following findings of a vast data breach in a recent Cybernews investigation. Approximately 16 billion passwords and other login credentials to Google,