The alarm was sounded by Australian expert Troy Hunt who revealed that 183 million were stolen by astute people. codes Gmail as a result of which violations are observed both at the e-mail addresses and at the sites where the users have entered their specific information.
The theft of the Gmail passwords happened last April but was announced relatively recently on Troy Hunt’s website, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Hackers managed to extract such size of codes that is equivalent to 875 HD moviescomments the same medium.
How to see if your account has been hacked
In addition to Gmail, the expert states that with this particular theft, websites where users have entered both their email and their passwords, such as Netflix, Amazon, Shein, etc., can also be hacked.
Again according to him, to see if your account has been affected, you should go to the website Have I Been Pwned and enter your email address in the search bar.
Then press the button labeled “Check” and the webpage will show you the list of data breaches affecting your email address.
Even if it’s not included in the new Gmail breach, your email address may have been involved in previous breaches dating back more than 10 years.
In case you are one of the 183 million users, then you should change your email password instantly and yes enable two-factor authentication that sends a code to your mobile to sign in to your email.
So far there is no information on the identity of the criminals responsible for the malware.
Again according to the expert, it is a huge mistake to use one code on many different accounts.