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Russian Gang Amasses Over a Billion Internet Passwords

Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
edited 2014-08-07 22:56 in General Discussion
Corrected link

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/russian-hacker-gang-amasses-largest-ever-database-of-12-billion-online-credentials-9651010.html

A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection of stolen Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion username and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses, security researchers say.

The records, discovered by Hold Security, a firm in Milwaukee, include confidential material gathered from 420,000 websites, ranging from household names to small Internet sites. Hold Security has a history of uncovering significant hacks, including the theft last year of tens of millions of records from Adobe Systems.

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-08-05 18:51
    Dollars to donuts, 10 percent of the passwords are "password" or "password1"-"password9".
  • Dr_AculaDr_Acula Posts: 5,484
    edited 2014-08-05 23:41
    Dollars to donuts, 10 percent of the passwords are "password" or "password1"-"password9".

    D'oh. How did you guess my password so easily?
  • blittledblittled Posts: 681
    edited 2014-08-06 04:58
    Dr_Acula I use something more original "123" :) That is also the combintation on my briefcase
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2014-08-06 05:24
    "A billion passwords!...Muahahahahahhahahahha....Muahahahahahhahahahha"

    Sounds like a lot, but they are all the same!
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2014-08-06 05:39
    And since the passwords are supposedly from a lot of smaller sites, I imagine that it contains a lot of throwaway username/password combos made by link-spammers often operating out of Russia...

    What goes around comes around...
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2014-08-06 07:06
    Heater. wrote: »
    "A billion passwords!...Muahahahahahhahahahha....Muahahahahahhahahahha"

    Sounds like a lot, but they are all the same!

    I was thinking the exact same thing... Ok so they have everyone's password..
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2014-08-06 09:29
    Ron,

    The link you posted causes a new post on the forums.
  • Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
    edited 2014-08-06 09:43
    Ron,

    The link you posted causes a new post on the forums.


    SORRY!!!

    I fixed the link...
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2014-08-06 10:32
    I am getting really sick of Russia .


    You have a nation that rather prosecute a band ( the pussy cat riots ) then go after people whom are gonna be the largest threat to there economy .
    Simply put .....
    If this continues people here are gonna distance them selves from russia and the Well-off there are gonna suffer .

    The super rich in Russia are not happy with putin and Its gonna cause him discomfort in the coming years .

    Sadly We cant just cut the cable to them . the lovely DNS system could tank .


    the USA needs more white hat hackers to take on the threats we see . Sadly the USA puts computer Nerds last on the list of love . 'Merca We put sports on the top..


    Last night I got no sleep . I was up ALL night doing a password flush . Perhaps we need to send the bill of lost work time to russia and see how they like it .
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2014-08-06 16:33
    Peter,

    Let's not turn this into a political debate or flaming of another country. Discussing the issue is fine, but we have forum members here from all countries. Please be considerate.
  • trookstrooks Posts: 228
    edited 2014-08-06 17:11

    Does it not stand to reason that there should be as many crooks in the crumbling Soviet Empire as there are per capita in the rest of the world.

    The rich intend to stay that way and have no qualms whatever about the means of doing it.

    The more things change the more exactly things are as they have always been.

    Someone sold you a house and kept a key to the back door for themselves. The way things go around is what led to the key being stolen from them.

    There are passwords and then there are passwords. The more complicated the password and the more often it is changed the more effective it will be.

    We should always keep in mind that the holder of the backdoor key does not need a password.
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2014-08-06 19:03
    IllI put in context what was Ment...... :) my vaugeness was ment to not point fingers.

    For the record from a historical context you Cant keep discussions 100% politic free that are on/ or related Russian gangs and maifa .. Its just the nature of the beast in this case . I did a Ton of reading on the BRIC's back in college.

    I am getting really sick of Russia . Bold statement but Its my honist feelings .


    You have a nation that rather prosecute a band ( the pussy cat riots ) then go after people whom are gonna be the largest threat to there economy . Russia depends on Its people flowing money around just as any nation does . the world is in consensus that Russia is not all warm and fuzzy inside . . The more * active* they become . the more the world is not gonna put up with them tourism is gonna drop ect .

    We are not much far behind .. any Nation that is unrest allwas suffers



    Simply put .....
    If this continues people here are gonna distance them selves from russia and the Well-off there are gonna suffer .
    people are not going to invest in a country that is a hot zone with hot button issues . do you see any one investing in places of unrest?

    The super rich in Russia are not happy with putin and Its gonna cause him discomfort in the coming years .
    If investors cant trust russia to be Solvent in a few years then the folks whom need the Capitol are not gonna get it There economy might tank . . Infact the world bank has not been very pleased with the USA eather . every leaders actions have un-intended reactions. Every nation blames there leaders . It is often said you can only truly judge a leaders actions 2 decades after they are done leading .



    Sadly We cant just cut the cable to them . the lovely DNS system could tank .


    the USA needs more white hat hackers to take on the threats we see . Sadly the USA puts computer Nerds last on the list of love . 'Merca We put sports on the top..

    Iam preaching to the chioir here.. We need more computer experts to help the world be more stable . Sadly WE the people are too involved with things as silly as sports to really see what is going on around us. The US cyber command has just in the past few years woken up and has started to see the need for some geeks to keep Us safe from all nations .


    Last night I got no sleep . I was up ALL night doing a password flush . Perhaps we need to send the bill of lost work time to russia and see how they like it .

    We often consider billing other nations for services renderd... We at times Excuse the debt as a token of the USA's good will . this is one time that perhaps some one need to be held accountable for the actions of there nations worst


    My Points are of a economic and Security point of view not whom is in office or there political views .

    I tend to pick up on any econ based issues in this world * runs in the fam so to say *

    http://www.amazon.com/Strategy-View-From-The-Edition/dp/0132145626/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407377334&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=kees+dekluyver Lets just say that I have very fun dinner convos with my father about what is happening in the world and its effects on other nations .
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2014-08-06 19:39
    IllI put in context what was Ment...... :) my vaugeness was ment to not point fingers. For the record from a historical context you Cant keep discussions 100% politic free that are on/ or related Russian gangs and maifa .. Its just the nature of the beast in this case . I did a Ton of reading on the BRIC's back in college.

    I am getting really sick of Russia . Bold statement but Its my honist feelings .

    Context is not necessary. This type of discussion is not appropriate here.
  • CuriousOneCuriousOne Posts: 931
    edited 2014-08-07 13:06
    That file already available on torrents or... :D
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2014-08-07 22:23
    CuriousOne wrote: »
    That file already available on torrents or... :D

    Does that mean we can actually verify that are passwords were hacked?

    Why do the Russians do these things to nice people like us? Well, I suppose that NSA and the CIA seem to be doing the same to them. Everyone is playing 'push back' these days.

    Hollywood always needs a villian. The world would be a safer place if all nations would tone down their national pride a bit and deal more with criminality.

    I suspect 1.2 billion passwords pretty much makes the whole database a bit overwhelming. I have trouble keeping just a list of 500 friends and associates up to date.
  • whiteoxewhiteoxe Posts: 794
    edited 2014-08-07 22:56
    you can get into all my accounts by using the names of films Robert deniro stared, no nick cage, no I changed them to Rock Hudson films. I forget , i'll have to hack my own accounts :)

    Actually I wanted to try hacking a facbook account , my own,,,, I googled how to and followed the instructions till finally I needed to pay 5 bucks with my credit card. I knew it was time to quit.
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