Exclusive: Big data breaches found at major email services - expert (video at site)

Reuters ^ | May 5, 2016 | BY ERIC AUCHARD

[Swordmaker]

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.

Mail.ru logo is seen in front of a displayed binary code in this illustration taken, May 4, 2016.
REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION

The discovery of 272.3 million stolen accounts included a majority of users of Mail.ru (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.

It is one of the biggest stashes of stolen credentials to be uncovered since cyber attacks hit major U.S. banks and retailers two years ago.

Holden was previously instrumental in uncovering some of the world's biggest known data breaches, affecting tens of millions of users at Adobe Systems (ADBE.O), JPMorgan (JPM.N) and Target (TGT.N) and exposing them to subsequent cyber crimes.

[Swordmaker]

Millions of emails credentials including passwords have been stolen by the Russian Underworld, including many from Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail. It might be a good time to change your passwords if you use any of these services. — PING!

Pinging dayglored, Shadow Ace, and ThunderSleeps for your ping lists. . . important warning about email password and user name breached.

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The latest Apple/Mac/iOS Pings can be found by searching Keyword "ApplePingList" on FreeRepublic's Search.

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me

[ThunderSleeps]

Good time to change your password. - ANDROID PING!
Android Ping! If you want on or off the Android Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Aliska]

I saw an earlier article and changed mine on my gmail. I have so many now I can’t remember them all so had to get verification code. Now I’m writing them down. Offline.

[Swordmaker]

I saw an earlier article and changed mine on my gmail. I have so many now I can’t remember them all so had to get verification code. Now I’m writing them down. Offline.

Yesterday was national password day. . . and I posted a link to an article on good password practices.

How convenient, considering this development. You all might want to review the suggestions from seven security experts.

[Trod Upon]

Might be a tempest in a teapot:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/the-massive-password-breach-that-wasnt-google-says-data-is-98-bogus/

[dayglored]

Big password hack, just in time for World Password Day, hmmmm ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Not sure what to make of this one. I've read reports this is overblown, others that it's a major Big Deal...

[MileHi]

Can either of you tell me what update files for Win 10 I need to delete so I can run updates on my 7 machine?

Thanks

[Freedom56v2]

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.

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What are the “Dot.O” extensions? Are they different than “Dot.com” ?