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<blockquote data-quote="Loner" data-source="post: 5887534" data-attributes="member: 115446"><p>This is in the media today.</p><p></p><p>Largest recorded data breach affects 773 million email addresses – see if yours is compromised author imageJeff ParsonsThursday 17 Jan 2019 1:05 pm </p><p></p><p>Our email addresses and passwords are going to be revealed at some point, given the amount of security breaches that occur each month. But one security researcher has revealed what is probably the motherlode of all data breaches and it’s called simply ‘Collection #1’. In total, 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords were included in a package of 12,000 files with a total size of 87GB.</p><p>It appears to be, as the name suggests, a collection of information from previous big breaches all loaded into one place. These were sitting pretty on a file hosting service called MEGA until they were found by Troy Hunt, who worked to clear up the mess a bit and catalogue the damage. </p><p>They’ve nailed us again (Shutterstock / Gorodenkoff) Although some of the email/password combinations were old and out-of-date (including Hunt’s own) the size of the find serves as a pretty bleak reminder that your information is quite probably floating about out there. ‘Like many of you reading this, I’ve been in multiple data breaches before which have resulted in my email addresses and yes, my passwords, circulating in public,’ Hunt wrote in a blog post outlining his find.</p><p>‘Fortunately, only passwords that are no longer in use, but I still feel the same sense of dismay that many people reading this will when I see them pop up again.’ An image showing some of the information from the Collection #1 data dump (Credit: Troy Hunt) </p><p>After sorting through the mess, Hunt uploaded the data to the site Have I Been Pwned? which lets people see if they’ve been affected. All you need to do to check if you’ve been compromised is to head to the site and put in your email address. You’ll get told when and how your data was breached. </p><p>This site will tell you if you’ve been affected (HaveIBeenPwned) Needless to say, data breaches will continue to happen and the best way you can stay ahead is to regularly change your password. Keep it as complex as you can. Ed Macnair, CEO of CensorNet, said: ‘Following data breaches, its common to find stolen details up for sale on the internet as it’s a hugely lucrative business, but the size of this haul is staggering. </p><p>‘Although, this was probably always going to happen as enterprising criminals have got pretty good at streamlining their processes.’ We really hope this isn’t your password (Image: Getty) ‘</p><p>Credential theft has been the leading cause of data breaches for a number of years and people still don’t seem willing to take action and put in place steps to ensure their accounts are less likely to be compromised. ‘The same advice as ever stands.</p><p>Use unique passwords for different accounts and, for consumers, a password manager to help create and store those details.</p><p>It really is about time this message sinks in.’ Given that this data dump was titled ‘Collection #1’ it immediately leaves us there might be a ‘Collection #2’ hiding out there somewhere.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Read more: <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/17/largest-recorded-data-breach-affects-773-million-email-addresses-see-compromised-8355193/?ito=cbshare" target="_blank">https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/17/largest-recorded-data-breach-affects-773-million-email-addresses-see-compromised-8355193/?ito=cbshare</a></p><p></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MetroUK" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MetroUK</a> | Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Read more: <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/17/largest-recorded-data-breach-affects-773-million-email-addresses-see-compromised-8355193/?ito=cbshare" target="_blank">https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/17/largest-recorded-data-breach-affects-773-million-email-addresses-see-compromised-8355193/?ito=cbshare</a></p><p></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MetroUK" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MetroUK</a> | Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loner, post: 5887534, member: 115446"] This is in the media today. Largest recorded data breach affects 773 million email addresses – see if yours is compromised author imageJeff ParsonsThursday 17 Jan 2019 1:05 pm Our email addresses and passwords are going to be revealed at some point, given the amount of security breaches that occur each month. But one security researcher has revealed what is probably the motherlode of all data breaches and it’s called simply ‘Collection #1’. In total, 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords were included in a package of 12,000 files with a total size of 87GB. It appears to be, as the name suggests, a collection of information from previous big breaches all loaded into one place. These were sitting pretty on a file hosting service called MEGA until they were found by Troy Hunt, who worked to clear up the mess a bit and catalogue the damage. They’ve nailed us again (Shutterstock / Gorodenkoff) Although some of the email/password combinations were old and out-of-date (including Hunt’s own) the size of the find serves as a pretty bleak reminder that your information is quite probably floating about out there. ‘Like many of you reading this, I’ve been in multiple data breaches before which have resulted in my email addresses and yes, my passwords, circulating in public,’ Hunt wrote in a blog post outlining his find. ‘Fortunately, only passwords that are no longer in use, but I still feel the same sense of dismay that many people reading this will when I see them pop up again.’ An image showing some of the information from the Collection #1 data dump (Credit: Troy Hunt) After sorting through the mess, Hunt uploaded the data to the site Have I Been Pwned? which lets people see if they’ve been affected. All you need to do to check if you’ve been compromised is to head to the site and put in your email address. You’ll get told when and how your data was breached. This site will tell you if you’ve been affected (HaveIBeenPwned) Needless to say, data breaches will continue to happen and the best way you can stay ahead is to regularly change your password. Keep it as complex as you can. Ed Macnair, CEO of CensorNet, said: ‘Following data breaches, its common to find stolen details up for sale on the internet as it’s a hugely lucrative business, but the size of this haul is staggering. ‘Although, this was probably always going to happen as enterprising criminals have got pretty good at streamlining their processes.’ We really hope this isn’t your password (Image: Getty) ‘ Credential theft has been the leading cause of data breaches for a number of years and people still don’t seem willing to take action and put in place steps to ensure their accounts are less likely to be compromised. ‘The same advice as ever stands. Use unique passwords for different accounts and, for consumers, a password manager to help create and store those details. It really is about time this message sinks in.’ Given that this data dump was titled ‘Collection #1’ it immediately leaves us there might be a ‘Collection #2’ hiding out there somewhere. Read more: [URL]https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/17/largest-recorded-data-breach-affects-773-million-email-addresses-see-compromised-8355193/?ito=cbshare[/URL] Twitter: [URL]https://twitter.com/MetroUK[/URL] | Facebook: [URL]https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/[/URL] Read more: [URL]https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/17/largest-recorded-data-breach-affects-773-million-email-addresses-see-compromised-8355193/?ito=cbshare[/URL] Twitter: [URL]https://twitter.com/MetroUK[/URL] | Facebook: [URL]https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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