Login credentials for 149 million accounts leaked, including 420,000 from Binance
January 26, 2026, 3:32 PM
A database containing the login credentials for approximately 149 million user accounts has been found exposed online, according to the Helsinki Times. The leak was first discovered by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who noted that the database was publicly accessible without any password protection or encryption. The exposed data included 48 million Gmail accounts, 17 million Facebook accounts, 6.5 million from Instagram, four million from Yahoo, and 3.4 million from Netflix. Notably, the database also contained credentials for 420,000 accounts from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. The owner of the database has not yet been identified.
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