Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft accounts hacked and put up for sale

[JBlitz404]

Some news I got from my local squadron, if you have a Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft account, go ahead and change your password. Some IT worker managed to breach and uncover 270 million accounts.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/04/millions-of-email-accounts-compromised--in-massive-data-breach-t/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/04/gmail-yahoo-email-password-hack-hold-security

https://www.rt.com/news/341863-russia-passwords-hack-email/

EDIT: Hacks were done by some Russian who was trying to sell the accounts for $1.

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[Refticus]

oh no

[shitlord]

i got a email from twitter like 3 days ago saying someone tried to log into my account with my password and username and lived no where near me

i haven't touched that account like 4 years

i changed the password

maybe this is related to that

[Kingdaro]

So wait: did they steal passwords, or password hashes? Because the latter seems a lot more likely and makes the entire situation a lot less serious than it's made out to be.

[Trogtor]

i got a email from twitter like 3 days ago saying someone tried to log into my account with my password and username and lived no where near me

i haven't touched that account like 4 years

i changed the password

maybe this is related to that

yeah me too what in the heck

[SWAT One]

Just changed my password.  Thanks for the warning, OP.

[--LegoPepper--]

forget. Thanks

[QuadStorm]

So wait: did they steal passwords, or password hashes? Because the latter seems a lot more likely and makes the entire situation a lot less serious than it's made out to be.

This is pretty crucial; if it's only the hashes, my absurdly long password will keep me somewhat safer than a short one until I can change it asap.

[Pecon]

So wait: did they steal passwords, or password hashes? Because the latter seems a lot more likely and makes the entire situation a lot less serious than it's made out to be.

This.

Unfortunately not even the techie news outlets seem to have made the distinction, so chances are the security firm never reported if they were hashed or not.

[Decepticon]

solved it all nvm

[Kingdaro]

This.

Unfortunately not even the techie news outlets seem to have made the distinction, so chances are the security firm never reported if they were hashed or not.

I'm willing to bet three of the biggest tech companies in the U.S (if not on the planet) are probably hashing their passwords properly. Seems like the media's making a mountain out of a molehill again.

[Arekan]

Good thing I use two-step verification for Google.
Although, RIP all of those school accounts my school has.

[Freedom Bringer]

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[TheFunCommunist!]

I know now not to forget with the Russians.

[crazy54311]

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get your cyka blyat language out of here