Gmail repeated the fate of "Yandex"

On the Internet was published information database with addresses and passwords is 4.93 million mailboxes Gmail. With all this, the professionals reported that about 60% ranked in the Network logins and passwords are valid.

A cursory study of the leaked list mailbox data demonstrated that there are logins and passwords (both Russian and English - and Spanish-speaking users. With all that usernames and passwords for Gmail can be used to access not only email, but also to all Google services.

After analyzing the data array from about 5 million logins and passwords entered in the online user forum Bitcoin Seя?urity nick tvskit found that 60% of these valid data, reports CNews. Consequently, fashionable Postavy service followed the fate of 2 native Russian employees Mail.ru and Yandex'.

Previously about the data breach these posts were notified Melbourne Herald sun. More than a million passwords and logins to accounts from "Yandex.mail" were stolen by burglars. Data are online in the public domain, with all this, the followers of the IT giant leak denied.

About the appearance of some hacker websites database of usernames and passwords from mail Yandex said earlier 1 from users of the web site Habrahabr. Just as if it was compromised 1 261 809 accounts.

Followed by "Yandex.mail" take care to change password from mailbox and users had Mail.ru. Archives with data more than 4.5 million users became available on the Internet.

"It seems that the troubles of the users of mail systems were not yet over: in the Network hit the base of email addresses with passwords from e-mail service Mail.ru. In this database there are 4 664 478 records. The relevance database is not checked, but taking into account the situation with mail accounts "Yandex", this continuation of the story does not seem impossible", - is told in the pages of the collective IT-blog Habrahabr.

For audit of their accounts on the subject of getting into this database, you must enter the address for private mail on such resources. "In case the mail will be in the same database, then it is advisable in any case to change the password on the latest, as all related services, in which there is a renewal of the password to this e-mail, and third-party services, which used a similar password", - recommend IT-experts.

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