The widespread leaking of passwords and credentials is a trend that just keeps cropping up, but while hackers tend to be culpable in these alarming situations, the latest 'leak' of some 10 million passwords is rather bizarre. A security researcher released login information of some 10 million users with noble intentions, the crux of this rationale being to help the wider digital community to better understand user behavior. But with the data now out in the open courtesy of a large torrent file posted by said security expert, there's relative cause for alarm, and if you want to ensure that your sensitive data is not out in the open, check the details below.
