---
title: "Over 1 Billion Compromised Credentials Are Pwned and Leaked"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/over-1-billion-compromised-credentials-are-pwned-and-leaked/"
date: "2016-05-06T05:12:25+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Hacking"
  - "Software Security"
source: "eweek.com"
source_url: "http://www.eweek.com/security/over-1-billion-compromised-credentials-are-pwned-and-leaked.html"
---

# Over 1 Billion Compromised Credentials Are Pwned and Leaked

May 6, 2016 · Reported by eweek.com

> Two databases each containing hundreds of millions of compromised credentials were exposed this week—one belonging to a security firm and another from a Russian hacker.

[Read the full article at eweek.com](http://www.eweek.com/security/over-1-billion-compromised-credentials-are-pwned-and-leaked.html)

**Tags:** [Hacking](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hacking/) · [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)