- Hackers have stolen usernames and passwords for nearly two million accounts at Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and others, according to a report released this week.
- The massive data breach was a result of keylogging software maliciously installed on an untold number of computers around the world, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trustwave said.
- The virus was capturing login credentials for key websites over the past month and sending those usernames and passwords to a server controlled by the hackers
- On Nov. 24, Trustwave researchers tracked that server, located in the
Netherlands. They discovered compromised credentials for 93,000
websites, including:
318,000 Facebook accounts
70,000 Gmail, Google+ and YouTube accounts 60,000 Yahoo accounts 22,000 Twitter accounts 9,000 Odnoklassniki accounts (a Russian social network) 8,000 ADP.accounts 8,000 LinkedIn accounts - http://www.8newsnow.com/story/24135669/2-million-facebook-gmail-twitter-passwords-stolen-in-massive-hack
Saturday, December 7, 2013
2M Facebook, Gmail, Twitter Passwords Stolen in Massive Hack
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