'Largest Data Breach in History': Apple, Google, and Meta Passwords Reportedly Among 16 Billion Stolen in Massive Hack
Erin Davis
created: June 20, 2025, 3:50 p.m. | updated: June 23, 2025, 1:45 p.m.
"Massive datasets" have been emerging every few weeks, according to a new report.
Almost all major platforms were affected by a massive breach, including datasets from Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, GitHub, and other platforms (government, too), according to Cybernews.
Related: Over 10 Billion Passwords Have Been Exposed in Massive Password HackThe outlet also says that "massive datasets" have been emerging every few weeks, though this is the first reporting of the hack.
Cybernews does note that Wired reported in May about a "mysterious database" being exposed with 184 million records — a "trove of breached data" that included logins for Google, Meta, and Apple.
But 184 million is a lot less than 16 billion, which the outlet claims is the actual scope of the breach.
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