560 Million Passwords Leaked
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 05/17/2017 12:20 PM
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We've repeatedly counseled users to use strong passwords. Now we are suggesting that users access all their accounts and change their passwords.
A new database containing 560 million passwords has been dumped online. Security research center MacKeeper has called the dump the "mother of all leaks". In researching the dump, it was discovered that it also contained 243 million unique emails.
According to MacKeeper, the database seems to be a collection of data from numerous breaches, including LinkedIn, Dropbox, MySpace, Neopets, RiverCityMedia, Tumblr, MySPace and Lastfm, to name a few.
"During our research we were surprised to see as many as 313 large databases, with size over 1GB, with several terabytes of data, hosted in US, Canada and Australia. The database in question is hosted on a cloud-based IP, and it is unclear who actually owns it. We sent notification email to the hosting provider, but usually it is not the quickest way to shut it down," the researchers explain.
With this new leak all contained in one database, it is advised that users change their passwords on all accounts.
Source: SoftPedia
A new database containing 560 million passwords has been dumped online. Security research center MacKeeper has called the dump the "mother of all leaks". In researching the dump, it was discovered that it also contained 243 million unique emails.According to MacKeeper, the database seems to be a collection of data from numerous breaches, including LinkedIn, Dropbox, MySpace, Neopets, RiverCityMedia, Tumblr, MySPace and Lastfm, to name a few.
"During our research we were surprised to see as many as 313 large databases, with size over 1GB, with several terabytes of data, hosted in US, Canada and Australia. The database in question is hosted on a cloud-based IP, and it is unclear who actually owns it. We sent notification email to the hosting provider, but usually it is not the quickest way to shut it down," the researchers explain.
With this new leak all contained in one database, it is advised that users change their passwords on all accounts.
Source: SoftPedia
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