The original source of the report, Cybernews, says that since the start of the year, its researchers have “discovered 30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each.

Despite initial claims that the breach was the ‘largest ever in the world,’ cybersecurity experts said that the impact could be limited. However, attackers could still use these databases for strategic advantages.

A newly discovered trove of stolen login credentials may represent the largest data breach in history, with billions of usernames and passwords now circulating online. Researchers with Cybernews uncovered more than 16 billion records spread across 30 databases,