RockYou2024: World's largest database of stolen passwords posted, exposing nearly 10 billion credentials

The password database was uploaded in a plain text file named rockyou2024.txt and is referred to as RockYou2024. — 123rf

A user on a notorious hacking forum known for trading data among cybercriminals has allegedly uploaded the largest compilation of stolen or leaked passwords in history, containing a staggering 9,948,575,739 unique credentials.

First reported by online cybersecurity publication Cybernews, the database originally surfaced on July 4 and was posted by a user under the handle "ObamaCare".