5 Million Gmail Passwords Leaked, Google Says No Evidence Of Compromise

kierny writes After first appearing on multiple Russian cybercrime boards, a list of 5 million Google account usernames — which of course double as email usernames — are circulating via file-sharing sites. Experts say the information most likely didn't result from a hack of any given site, including Google, but was rather amassed over time, likely via a number of hacks of smaller sites, as well as via malware infections. Numerous commenters who have found their email addresses included in the list of exposed credentials say the included password appears to date from at least three years ago, if not longer. That means anyone who's changed their Google/Gmail password in the last three years is likely safe from account takeover.

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America did this

[For a Free Internet]

America needs COMMUNISM!

Also a note to idiots who babble about "true capitalism" versus "corporate capitalism" and crap like that. Listen, idiots! "true capitalism" is a fairy tale that real capitalism (the actual existing, historically developed society based on private property in the means of production and pervasive commodity exchange, the division of society into the classes of proletariat and bourgeoisie, etc.) tells about itself. It is a democratic fable that is contrary to al the laws of capitalist economi development. It is a pathetic excuse for an indefensible system in its death throes that must be overcome by WORKERS REVOLUTION! FOR A SOVIET AMERICA!

What's email?

[WillAffleckUW]

Do you old people still use that stuff?

I'll bet you use FB too ...

Hey, maybe you should buy an Apple Watch to tell time .... instead of look at the time display ON YOUR CELL PHONE that you have to have to make your Apple Watch work ...