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.
On Nov. 24, Trustwave researchers tracked that server, located in the
Netherlands. They discovered compromised credentials for more than
93,000 websites, including:
- 318,000 Facebook (FB, Fortune 500) accounts
- 70,000 Gmail, Google+ and YouTube accounts
- 60,000 Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) accounts
- 22,000 Twitter (TWTR) accounts
- 9,000 Odnoklassniki accounts (a Russian social network)
- 8,000 ADP (ADP, Fortune 500) accounts (ADP says it counted 2,400)
- 8,000 LinkedIn (LNKD)accounts
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