Internet security researchers have found what they believe is the biggest list of email addresses and passwords used to deliver spam and malware to victims around the world. A record 711 million emails and passwords — including many leaked in known breaches such as the one that hit LinkedIn in 2012 — have been found on a "spambot" server in the Netherlands. ", which allows users to check if their email addresses have been compromised by looking for them on lists released in known data breaches. Hunt said his own email address appeared on the Onliner list twice, along with a number of email addresses confirmed to have come from a 2012 LinkedIn breach that resulted in 100 million passwords being stolen. The list also includes all 593 million email addresses and passwords that appeared in a massive list released in 2016 called "Exploit.In."

Source: CBC News August 30, 2017 14:26 UTC