Hackers Selling 272M Gmail, Yahoo, And Outlook Accounts

[HardOCP News]

I'm not sure which is worse, the fact that hackers are selling user names and passwords for 272 million email accounts or the fact that it's being sold for less than a dollar. We're not talking less than a dollar for each account, it's less than a buck for all 272 million user names and passwords.


Hundreds of millions of hacked user names and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia's criminal underworld, a security expert told Reuters. The discovery of 272.3 million stolen accounts included a majority of users of ************** (MAILRq.L), Russia's most popular email service, and smaller fractions of Google (GOOGL.O), Yahoo (YHOO.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) email users, said Alex Holden, founder and chief information security officer of Hold Security.

 

[Kalabalana]

Well hopefully all affected companies invest the dollar, and update all corresponding account security.

 

[the-one1]

Is it even worth more than a dollar?

 

[GeneticWeapon]

Anyone who's not using two factor authentication on their email accounts these days is crazy.

 

[Rahh]

two factor authentication can sometimes be worse.

 

[Devilpup]

People have been leaking that stuff for years, aggregated it's more of a convenience thing than bringing something new to the table.

Now the question is, did he de-dupe the list before offering or is that up to you? Pat on the back one way, middle finger the other.

 

[MrTroy03]

two factor authentication can sometimes be worse.

How on earth can it be worse?

 

[wgm3446]

How on earth can it be worse?

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