Mickey "D" of the hacking world: 1 billion account hacked

[DJofSD]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...t-records.html

A gang of hackers in Russia has amassed 1.2 billion sets of looted user names and passwords, according to a U.S. security company that said it’s the largest known cache of stolen personal information.

The pilfered records, associated with about 500 million unique e-mail addresses, were discovered by Hold Security LLC, a Milwaukee-based company that sells information-security and risk-management services. The findings were based on seven months of research, though the company didn’t give a time period for the theft or name any websites that were hacked.

Some white hat should get a little grey and attack that data base with a crypto attack.

[Tom]

I wonder, if you took out an ad and told people they could get listed in your database for only $1, how much personal info you would get, and how many dollars?

I'm thinking enough money to make it worth the time.

[HUSKER55]

if they give me a penny for each name I will be their alibi.