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		pjaoko 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 16B passwords from Apple, Facebook, Google and mor... 16 billion passwords from Apple, Facebook, Google and more leaked. Why has no one heard of it?

baobun 7 months ago | [–]

Looks like we did hear about it back in January and March.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44322961

slater 7 months ago | [–]

Because it's apparently unconfirmed and was first reported on some truly sketchy sites. There hasn't been a peep (yet) from the companies affected.

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