Russian hackers steals 1.2 BILLION credentials

[rohnearner]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

[iluvbitcoins]

Each time a computer visited a site, it attempted a "SQL injection," in which items like search and comment fields are filled with code meant to force the site's database to spit out its contents

sounds like that private video shit on facebook

[Feneusens]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

Thats the main reason not to have same password for everything you own...

[rohnearner]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

Thats the main reason not to have same password for everything you own...

Not to have same passwords + keep changing it time to time, only things that becomes an issue in this case is remembering and managing them.. maybe you'll need a register where you'll save all your login credential after changing them saving it on a computer system is never safe.

[Gargulan]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

Thats the main reason not to have same password for everything you own...

Not to have same passwords + keep changing it time to time, only things that becomes an issue in this case is remembering and managing them.. maybe you'll need a register where you'll save all your login credential after changing them saving it on a computer system is never safe.

Or put a two factor authentication/sms verification on all important applications.

[rohnearner]

Or put a two factor authentication/sms verification on all important applications.

2FA is recommended in every service which provides it but never feel so secure about it even 2FA can't save you when they come for you..!

[FUR11]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

And that's why cryptography is awesome. If done right, you can't steal credentials, because they're either not there or not on a system that can be hacked in order to retrieve them. One of the reasons why Bitcoin, if done right, is safer than every bank account - from the technological/mathematical point of view!

[Lethn]

Bitcoin user not affected can't steal personal information that's not there.... BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA!!!

[Brewins]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

Thats the main reason not to have same password for everything you own...

And the main reason why use the same password for 10 years is not a good idea too...

[Benjig]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

Such vulnerabilities are well known and fairly easily fixed, but thousands of websites clearly have yet to do so.

that means major sites dint leak passwords..

[FUR11]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

Such vulnerabilities are well known and fairly easily fixed, but thousands of websites clearly have yet to do so.

that means major sites dint leak passwords..

I don't get at all how it is even possible to get the passwords in plain text. I mean, who on earth is storing passwords in plaintext on their servers? This is something you learn in ITsec 101 or cryptography 101...

[Damnyo]

Use different pass for each account crew checkin in.

[poisenrang]

how can they even do this? i saw it on the tv just a couple hours ago.

[TheJohn]

Or put a two factor authentication/sms verification on all important applications.

2FA is recommended in every service which provides it but never feel so secure about it even 2FA can't save you when they come for you..!

The problem is, not every website provide 2FA...

[jaberwock]

Russian hackers group stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses
If this is true, Its time to change your Passwords
http://nbcnews.to/1pWDt0Z

Such vulnerabilities are well known and fairly easily fixed, but thousands of websites clearly have yet to do so.

that means major sites dint leak passwords..

Sometimes there is a public leak of passwords or private contend in major sites.

Yes, they make mistakes with their security too.

[CoinsCoinsEverywhere]

Ok, seriously, why do people do this crap (stealing passwords and other info)?  It just wastes everyone's time.  There are so many better, constructive things that people can do with their lives.

[rohnearner]

Ok, seriously, why do people do this crap (stealing passwords and other info)?  It just wastes everyone's time.  There are so many better, constructive things that people can do with their lives.

Some do it for fun, some do it to defame some particular website in this case they targeted 1.2 billion login credentials and some of main stream websites in total 420,000 websites.
 They can make money out of it too.. 500 million email addresses and 1.2billion they can sell it , exploit it in every possible manner, blackmailing... and much more..   

[Gleb Gamow]

Ok, seriously, why do people do this crap (stealing passwords and other info)?  It just wastes everyone's time.  There are so many better, constructive things that people can do with their lives.

Some do it for fun, some do it to defame some particular website in this case they targeted 1.2 billion login credentials and some of main stream websites in total 420,000 websites.
 They can make money out of it too.. 500 million email addresses and 1.2billion they can sell it , exploit it in every possible manner, blackmailing... and much more..   

Craigslist ad:

For sale: I million plain text passwords. ONLY 1.2 billion available. We accept Bitcoin.

[amit123]

Craigslist ad:

For sale: I million plain text passwords. ONLY 1.2 billion available. We accept Bitcoin.

Just tell me the price.. and take my btc..!

[some1]

The hackers are going to use them for spam e-mail and not stealing the financial information.
It pays more to have those accounts in use than to reveal the vulnerability.

There is worry among some in the security community that keeping personal information out of the hands of thieves is a losing battle.