Millions of Twitter passwords leaked online – Tek.no

Now it seems that Twitter users can make smart to change your password. Many millions of passwords and usernames from the service will in fact be leaked and posted online for sale, reports among others TechCrunch.

The leaked login information was discovered by website LeakedSource, which obtained a copy of the data from a use the Dark Web, or network “underground” if you want.

32,800,000 accounts

the data includes a total 32.8 million Twitter accounts, and includes both e- mail addresses, usernames and passwords. LeakedSource contacted a range of those users, all of which could verify the leaked passwords.

There could probably be a good idea to change your Twitter password now. Photo: Bloomua / Shutterstock.com

There is apparently compelling case for Twitter not has been hacked, and in a statement to, among others, TechCrunch said Twitter also that they are confident that their systems have not been exposed to burglary.

Used malicious software

Thus, hackers thus obtained information directly from the users themselves. According LeakedSource have been used malicious software on a large scale to send stored user names and passwords in browsers Chrome and Firefox back to hackers.

A large percentage of those affected by the leak located supposedly in Russia, but the rest of the distribution is uncertain. Either way it’s probably not stupid to renew login information at Twitter. More information can be found at LeakedSource.

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