RockYou2024 leak: 10 billion credentials exposed, posing security threat

Researchers have discovered a massive password leak, the RockYou2024 leak, containing nearly 10 billion unique plaintext passwords. The file, 'rockyou2024.txt,' poses a significant threat for brute force attacks and credential stuffing. The passwords are compiled from various data breaches over two decades, with 1.5 billion passwords added from 2021 to 2024. To protect against potential attacks, experts advise implementing mitigation strategies and checking credentials against the Leaked Password Checker.