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Troy Hunt: Processing 23 Billion Rows of ALIEN TXTBASE Stealer Logs

TL;DR: Troy Hunt processed 1.5TB of “ALIEN TXTBASE” stealer logs, containing 23 billion rows, impacting 284 million email addresses and introducing 244 million new passwords to “Have I Been Pwned.” Enhanced querying APIs for domain owners and website operators now allow broader searches of stealer logs, aimed at identifying compromised credentials, while a total of 493 million email-password pairs have been analyzed.

https://www.troyhunt.com/processing-23-billion-rows-of-alien-txtbase-stealer-logs/

A Breach of Gravy Analytics’ Huge Trove of Location Data Threatens the Privacy of Millions

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Gravy Analytics suffered a data breach, exposing millions' location data from various smartphone apps. The hacker leaked samples on a cybercrime forum, revealing over 30 million location points, which can track users' movements and even identify vulnerable individuals, such as those in LGBTQ+ communities. Unacast, Gravy's parent company, reported the breach to data authorities after discovering unauthorized access to its cloud data. Gravy Analytics' website is down as investigations continue, raising significant privacy concerns amid existing FTC bans on their data practices.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/gravy-analytics-data-broker-breach-trove-of-location-data-threatens-privacy-millions/

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