Massive Data Leak Exposes 24 Billion Stolen Credentials in Unsecured Elasticsearch Cluster

Cybernews researchers discovered an exposed Elasticsearch cluster on June 12th containing 24 billion records and more than 8.3 terabytes of data. The database revealed stolen credentials from infostealers, Telegram channels, and breach collections, including passwords and emails. The researchers triple-checked the numbers to verify the scale of the exposure. The exposed data poses risks for account takeovers.