If you tend to reuse passwords or haven’t changed one in years, you should assume your credentials are vulnerable and take steps to protect yourself.

The file was left entirely unprotected - no encryption, no password, no safeguards - just a plain text document holding millions of sensitive data entries.

Users of several social media platforms are being urged to reset their passwords following findings of a vast data breach in a recent Cybernews investigation. Approximately 16 billion passwords and other login credentials to Google,