this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2024
231 points (96.0% liked)

Technology

60113 readers
4001 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Massive leak exposes 26 billion records in mother of all breaches | It includes data from Twitter, Dropbox, and LinkedIn::undefined

all 28 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] DocMcStuffin 73 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's an aggregation of previous leaks. Malicious actors having all that information together is a big deal in and of itself, but it's not the"mother of all breaches" some publications are trying to make it be.

[–] jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This, i keep telling people this is just a very sensationalized headline. Some of the companies listed here are definitely from breaches that happened over 5 years ago (ex: myfitnesspal)

[–] QuaternionsRock 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

@DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world I read that 60% of the entries have never been seen before. I think the source was HaveIBeenPwned. Am I wrong about that?

Edit: 35% of the email addresses have never been in a known breach

[–] DocMcStuffin 2 points 11 months ago

The Naz.API leak that was given to Troy Hunt is different from this leak. That's also an aggregation, but smaller in size. What Troy has is probably more significant since about 1/3 of that is newly discovered. Right now, no one has published an analysis of the unique accounts in this larger aggregation.

[–] AlmightySnoo 41 points 11 months ago (2 children)

divorce attorneys are going to have a field day

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Using this dataset in court seems dubious. I think it falls under fruit of the poison tree doctrine but I'm a lawn chair lawyer (ie not a lawyer) at best.

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good. Unfortunately this is the only way we'll learn to stop giving vital information, or even truthful information, to any and every site that asks for it.

I sympathize with those whose data was leaked but I don't agree that there will ever be sufficient security or protections of privacy.

[–] Why9 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

There's a company which will give you a >40in LCD smart TV to keep, for as long as you want it, with the catch that the second screen that comes with the TV (it's a screen that is a couple of inches tall and spans the width of the device) is on at all times and only plays ads.

There's also a camera that actively films you and records your audio, video. It's also on all the time.

The company makes it clear that they're giving you a free, very well specced TV with all the amenities, and in return they'll collect your data. It's surprising how many people (who otherwise can't afford a TV) said yes.

Found it

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's wild to me. I'd rather eat my own flesh than be subjected to forced ad viewing.

TVs are historically cheap. I'm not trying to dunk on the poor but I just can't see how that invasion of privacy is worth $300.

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 8 points 11 months ago

We have the privilege of being able to make those sorts of calls.

If I couldn't afford to provide my kids with any luxuries I can imagine jumping at this.

[–] averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

You can get a TV for as low as 79 from bestbuy

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What would stop someone from putting a piece of cloth over the lower screen? And GAH! Never, no, get me outa here!!

[–] Why9 4 points 11 months ago

Apparently they review the second screen via the camera. Any attempts to hide/block/hack/break the second screen would result in a breach of contract, which results in a charge for the full price of the TV and extra on top for damages/breach of terms etc.

You're made to sign a few documents before you receive your TV. I suspect they've covered all angles

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt 0 points 11 months ago

So one way you can think about it is this. The people who traded thier info for the tv can't sell thier info for anywhere near that value. So they got a good deal. The reality is that all our info is already out there some where anyway. So these breaches mean very little anymore. It's getting to the point that an contract agreed to where identity is verified by personal info will be easy to challenge in court.

[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago

Good, enjoy em, all old passwords I havent used in 10 years

[–] RememberTheApollo 7 points 11 months ago

I just assume most people who have a normal online presence have had some form of identity leaked, as well as plenty of people that don’t. Like maybe elderly have credit records breached when Experian got hacked.

Gotta have 2FA, and make sure critical accounts have solid passwords. About all you can do, and no guarantee some shoddy IT in the business holding the account didn’t store all your info unhashed or something.

[–] sag@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

So, I loose nothing. Cool :thumbs_up: