The Independent (UK) reports a new study has “revealed there are more than 15 billion stolen account credentials circulating on criminal forums within the dark web.” Researchers at cybersecurity firm Digital Shadows “discovered usernames, passwords and other login information for everything from online bank accounts, to music and video streaming services.” The researchers found the “majority of exposed credentials belong to consumers rather than businesses, resulting from hundreds of thousands of data breaches.” Rick Holland, CISO at Digital Shadows, said, “The sheer number of credentials available is staggering. Some of these exposed accounts can have (or have access to) incredibly sensitive information. Details exposed from one breach could be re-used to compromise accounts used elsewhere.”

From the news release of the American Association for Justice.