The file was completely exposed - no encryption, no password protection, no security - just a plain text document containing millions of sensitive data entries.

Billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals "unprecedented access" to accounts, according to new research.

More than 16 billion login credentials for Google, Facebook, Apple and other platforms have been exposed in one of the largest cybersecurity data breaches of all time, according to a Cybernews report.