RockYou2024: Billions of Passwords Leaked and Why You Shouldn’t Be Overly Worried

This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by blackheart

RockYou2024 is a compilation of passwords gathered from various previous data breaches. This new wordlist includes over 8.4 billion entries, a staggering number that highlights the sheer volume of compromised credentials over the years. The name is a nod to the infamous RockYou data breach of 2009, where 32 million passwords were exposed.

This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by blackheart