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Security Researchers Discover Cache of Passwords and Usernames For 2 Million Online Accounts

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Reason Staff | 12.5.2013 7:50 AM

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A computer security researcher has stumbled upon another huge file of stolen user names and passwords that was posted on the 'net for other hackers to enjoy.

Daniel Chechik, and his fellow researchers at Trustwave SpiderLabs, found a cache of user names and passwords for 2 million accounts that gives hackers access to accounts on popular websites like Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others.

(H/T Adam)

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