India, Jan. 25 -- Login credentials linked to more than 149 million online accounts were allegedly exposed after a large database was found publicly accessible, according to a report published by ExpressVPN. The data reportedly includes user accounts from major platforms such as Gmail, Instagram, Facebook and Netflix.

The report, authored by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, states that the leaked data includes around 48 million Gmail accounts, 4 million Yahoo accounts, 17 million Facebook accounts, 6.5 million Instagram accounts, 3.4 million Netflix accounts and 1.5 million Outlook accounts, among others, according to PTI.

According to Fowler, the data was found in a publicly accessible database that lacked even basic security ...