3.28 billion passwords linked to 2.18 billion unique email addresses were exposed in one of the largest data dumps of breached usernames and passwords. The leak includes 1,502,909 passwords associated with email addresses from government domains across the world. The U.S. government alone took up 625,505 of the exposed passwords, followed by the U.K., Australia, Brazil, and Canada. The passwords are said to have been obtained via techniques such as password hash cracking after being stolen or through phishing attacks.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/32-billion-leaked-passwords-contain-15.html