>:( :tickedoff: :knuppel2:
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Hackers appear to have dumped nearly 5 million Gmail usernames and passwords to a Russian bitcoin forum. Word first spread of the still-unconfirmed hack when a user posted a link to the log-in credentials in a security-centric corner of Reddit frequented by hackers, professional and aspiring.
The database (which International Business Times will not link to) contains 4.93 million Google accounts belonging to English-, Russian- and Spanish-speaking users. Posts on the Russian-language bitcoin security forum asserted that more than 60 percent of the identities in question were still in use and could be accessed immediately, reported RIA Novosti, a Russian media outlet.
Google Inc. users concerned that their own identity might be listed among the stolen usernames are advised to avoid typing their username and password into any website that claims to check if that name has been compromised. Cybercriminals frequently use this kind of method, known as a "honeypot," to steal even more identities. A number of sites have already appeared to distribute phishing messages under the guise of offering help.
http://www.ibtimes.com/5-million-gmail-usernames-passwords-hacked-posted-russian-bitcoin-forum-report-1684368
Fantastic. >:(
You can verify the recent activity of your Google account by checking this while signed in on Google:
https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity?pli=1 (https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity?pli=1)
^very cool endfire. Thx!
Nice. And I've also shopped at Home Depot with my credit card as well. Time to change my password I guess. :tickedoff:
I'm glad I gave in and enabled the two-step verification. It send me a phone and code text whenever I sign in from a new or not-recently-used device. W/out the code the profile can't be changed, including the default phone number.
Just got another helpful tidbit of info on another site.
Scroll down and in the lower right corner, you'll see "Last account activity". Click Details, and it shows you the last 10 logins, from what IP and if the acct is open in any other location.
F*CK.
I have the two step verification...hopefully it has kept me secure.
I had to get a gmail account with my phone and never used it. :)