Gmail, Hold Security’s CISO , Mail.ru , and Hold Security ’s CISO are among the services said to have been affected in an apparent hack. Microsoft said it had measures in place to identify compromised accounts. " The providers are now investigating a report suggesting that 272m 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, Mail.ru , after its staff posted favourable comments about him on a forum. Microsoft Hotmail , 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.”
Gmail, Hold Security’s CISO , Mail.ru , and Hold Security’s CISO are among the services said to have been affected in an apparent hack. The providers are now investigating a report suggesting that 272m 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, Mail.ru , after its staff posted favourable comments about him on a forum. Microsoft Hotmail , 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.”