New York Times : 1.2 billion usernames and passwords were hacked by Russians . Hold Security 's findings are interesting . Chester Wisniewski : This is not as scary as it sounds , come on . He says company that did the hack may have a commercial interest in the reactions . Wisniewski : Of course , it 's always good practice to use strong passwords .
New York Times : 1.2 billion usernames and passwords were hacked by Russians . Chester Wisniewski : This is not as scary as it sounds , come on . He says company that did the hack may have a commercial interest in the reactions . Wisniewski : Of course , it 's always good practice to use strong passwords .