Gmail, Microsoft Hotmail, Mail.ru, and Yahoo Mail are among the services said to have been affected in an apparent hack. The company has not yet responded to a request for comment. Google Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Microsoft Hotmail and Mail.ru are among the services 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.”
Gmail, Microsoft Hotmail, Mail.ru, and Yahoo Mail are among the services said to have been affected in an apparent hack. The company has not yet responded to a request for comment. 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.”