Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Millions of Gmail, Yahoo, Twitter, and Facebook Passwords Stolen

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 log-in credentials for key websites over the past month and sending those usernames and passwords to a server controlled by the hackers. You can read the details of the breach here  but you should change your passwords as soon as possible. on these services.  Spread the word!

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