You ever wake up and feel like the bad guys are winning? I do. Today especially. 

Because if you thought May’s headline—184 million stolen credentials splashed across the dark web—was terrifying, you’d better sit down for this one. 

The latest number? 16 billion. Not million. Billion—with a “B”. 

That’s how many login credentials are now confirmed exposed in what researchers are calling the largest data breach in history. This isn’t a leak. It’s a flood. A tsunami of usernames and passwords, spilling out from the underworld’s favorite toolset: info stealers. 

They didn’t just hit one company. They hit everyone. 

Multiple campaigns. Multiple malware strains. 

One shared goal: steal your identity, your data, and your future. 

 

Here’s Why You Should Care (Even If You Think You’re Fine) 

These aren’t just random email-password combos from your old Myspace account. This is your QuickBooks login. Your Office 365 admin credentials. Your banking passwords. The keys to your VPN, your remote access tools, your cloud storage. 

And they’re being sold—for pennies—on marketplaces you’ve never heard of to people you definitely don’t want knowing where you live, what you do, or how much money moves through your accounts. 

 

Still Think a Password Reset Is a Nuisance? 

Ask MGM Resorts how much they spent after just one compromised account let hackers walk in the front door. 

Ask the CFO who wired $1.2 million to a fake vendor after a business email compromise. 

Ask the CEO who lost a decade of client data, then spent six months losing every legal battle that followed. 

Passwords are the dam holding back the flood. When they break—and they are breaking—it’s your company on the line. 

 

Google Is Screaming. The FBI Is Warning. Are You Listening? 

Google is now telling billions of users to ditch passwords entirely in favor of passkeys. 

The FBI is telling you not to click on text message links—because info stealers are in your SMS now. 

Everyone with half a brain is enabling MFA. Everyone else is just hoping they’re not next. 

 

You Have Two Options. Only One of Them Ends Well. 

  1. Change your passwords now. Every. Single. One. Start with your email, your financial accounts, and any admin login tied to your business. 
  1. Turn on MFA. If you’re not using multi-factor authentication, you’re gambling your entire operation on the assumption that your password isn’t one of the 16 billion already leaked. 

Want to know if your credentials have already been stolen? I can tell you. 

Want to see how exposed your company is? I can show you. 

But first—you’ve got to act. Because once your credentials are out, they’re out forever. 

 

This Is Your Wake-Up Call 

Info stealers don’t discriminate. They aren’t targeting you because you’re special. They’re targeting you because you’re easy. 

So here’s your move: 

  • Change your passwords. Use a password manager. 
  • Enable MFA. On everything. 
  • Then talk to us about what else you should be doing before your business becomes a headline. 

You can ignore this. You can keep using your dog’s name with an exclamation point. 

But when you do, just remember: someone else already has it. And they’re using it to get to your data.