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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 19 12:44:11 2025
    16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked -- Act
    Now

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/06/19/16-billion-apple-facebook-google-passwords-leaked---change-yours-now/

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Jun 20 11:12:38 2025
    On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:44:11 -0500, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked -- Act
    Now

    This really stinks...now they want our cell numbers with 2FA...what
    Google can't safeguard our passwords?


    How to stay safe
    ....
    First, the best way to keep your account secure is to enable
    two-factor authentication (2FA). This will stop threat actors from
    easily accessing your online accounts, as a second form of
    authentication through an app, phone, passcode or a physical USB key
    will need to be approved by you. If you haven't already, find out how
    to enable 2FA right now.

    https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/16-billion-passwords-data-breach

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu Jun 26 14:21:07 2025
    On 6/20/2025 12:12 PM, JAB wrote:
    On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:44:11 -0500, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked -- Act
    Now

    This really stinks...now they want our cell numbers with 2FA...what
    Google can't safeguard our passwords?

    I wouldn't trust Google as far as I could throw them, I refuse to have Google-anything.

    I can't remember which company/site, but I ran into some online service
    that flat out refused to work without providing your phone number. My
    cell phone is old, and doesn't do text messages, calls only. If
    anything mandates a cell number, I move along.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to michael.trew@att.net on Thu Jun 26 19:21:40 2025
    On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:21:07 -0400, Michael Trew
    <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

    without providing your phone number.

    I suspect its about selling your data (name/address/tele/etc)...to
    Intel, or private sector.

    By mid 1990s, businesses could buy a listing/directory of email
    addresses associated with persons. There were ISPs who sold our info.

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