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LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 6 Aug 2014 03:46

This is scary!



:-(



http://www.9news.com.au/technology/2014/08/06/09/23/russian-hackers-pull-off-massive-breach

Should we change all our passwords?


:-(

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 6 Aug 2014 13:18

Just heard it on the radio - scary!

Researching:
Researching Tucker in London/Australia. Cliff in U.S.A. Fuller, Eaton & Sa(u)nders(on) in Bedfordshire. Turner, Morley, Blythe & Webb in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk. Want in Hertfordshire.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 6 Aug 2014 16:08

Scary but the BBC site warns against panic.

"Despite the large amount of credentials said to have been compromised, Dr Murdoch added that it would be premature to advise the public to reset all their passwords.

"Although there's a large amount of passwords involved, a lot of them could be irrelevant and many of the websites tiny," he said.

"It's not necessarily the case that a large proportion of internet users have been affected. Until we get more statistics we won't know that.

"So, there's no reason to panic now, but perhaps it's a good reminder to follow best practice of not using the same password on multiple websites, because this will not be the last time such a breach happens."


Don't you get absolutely sick of this, that there are creatures that exist to show how clever they are by hacking information. Apparently only a small number of 20 something men involved in this.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin