Your Online Accounts Have Likely Been Hacked!
Hold Security, the company that discovered the Adobe and Target security breaches, reported that a cyber gang operating in Russia, has stolen an estimated 1.2 billion unique user website credentials, from 420,000 websites and FTP accounts. Though complete details of the breach have not yet been reveled, it's expected to include user accounts for email, online retailers, and financial websites. And could be the largest to date.
So who is Hold Security? They've been a chief source for info on key net security breaches, and endorsed by websites such as krebsonsecurity.com.
The cyber-hackers apparently used sophisticated automated attacks against the affected websites, targeting vulnerabilities in server database software such as SQL injection.
Security experts are recommending that you at minimum change the passwords on your key accounts, such as for banking and financial websites. Which is a good practice to do on a regular basis, and typically a requirement in the enterprise environment.
So who is Hold Security? They've been a chief source for info on key net security breaches, and endorsed by websites such as krebsonsecurity.com.
The cyber-hackers apparently used sophisticated automated attacks against the affected websites, targeting vulnerabilities in server database software such as SQL injection.
Security experts are recommending that you at minimum change the passwords on your key accounts, such as for banking and financial websites. Which is a good practice to do on a regular basis, and typically a requirement in the enterprise environment.
