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13,000 Passwords, Usernames Leaked For Major Commerce, Porn Sites

Posted by timothy on from the watch-your-bill dept.

The Daily Dot reports that yesterday a "group claiming affiliation with the loose hacker collective Anonymous released a document containing approximately 13,000 username-and-password combinations along with credit card numbers and expiration dates." Most of the sites listed are distinctly NSFW, among other places, but the list includes some of the largest retailers, too, notably Amazon and Wal-Mart.

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  1. What am I missing here? by Presto+Vivace · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How does this stunt make the world a better place? I just don't like online vigilantism. I also hate Guy Fawkes masks.

  2. Is the word "and" copyrighted? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 5, Insightful

    13,000 Passwords, Usernames Leaked For Major Commerce, Porn Sites

    Replacing the word "and" with commas pointless, annoying.

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    1. Re:Is the word "and" copyrighted? by lgw · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Hey, now, there's only so much width to the printed page for that headline, so if we can save a few letters, we can get the larger font out!

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  3. Fake, clickbait scam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Took me less then 5 minutes to figure out this is a click bait scam using collections of older password leaks and money for clicks URL referers. And the 'news' are eating it raw, generating fear and helping it spread. Which is exactly how this scam was designed to work.

  4. Re:48 hours ago Microsoft XBox downed by hackers by spire3661 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Its not a security failure if they flood your network from the outside....You cant stop these attacks, only mitigate them.

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