Report: Russian hackers steal 1.2B passwords


They have announced that they will spam these users.

Robert A. Vella's avatarThe Secular Jurist

NEW YORK (AP) — Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites, according to a report published Tuesday.

The thievery was described in a New York Times story based on the findings of Hold Security, a Milwaukee firm that has a history of uncovering online security breaches.

Hold Security didn’t immediately respond to inquiries from The Associated Press.

http://news.msn.com/science-technology/report-russian-hackers-steal-12b-passwords

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