Gmail , Microsoft Hotmail , Mail.ru , and Yahoo Mail are among the providers said to have been affected in an apparent attack . The providers are now releasing a report suggesting that millions of their users ’ login details are being shared online . The hacker responsible reportedly sought to sell the 272m - long list for 50 roubles ( 12 pence ) , but gave the copy to threat monitor , Hold Security , after its staff posted favourable comments about him on a forum . Hold Security ’s CISO , Alex Holden said : “ What makes this discovery more significant is the company 's willingness to share these credentials virtually for free , increasing the number of ... malicious people who might have this information . ”
Gmail, Microsoft Hotmail, Mail.ru, and Yahoo Mail are among the services said to have been affected in an apparent hack. The providers are now investigating a report suggesting that millions of their users’ login details are being shared online. The hacker responsible reportedly sought to sell the 272m-login list for 50 roubles (52 pence), but gave the copy to threat monitor, Hold Security, after its staff posted favourable comments about him on a forum. Hold Security’s CISO, Alex Holden said: “What makes this discovery more significant is the hacker's willingness to share these credentials virtually for free, increasing the number of...malicious people who might have this information.”