Hacker Tries To Sell 427 Million Stolen MySpace Passwords

Here’s a question for you guy: how many of you still use MySpace? The social media platform was huge back in the day but safe to say that it isn’t what it used to be, but obviously there are probably many of us who still have accounts with the platform. If you’re the type that has used the same password for the past 10-15 years, then maybe this should be concerning for you. According to a report from Motherboard, it seems that a hacker has managed to get their hands on 427 million MySpace passwords that he/she then tried to sell off for $2,800. As it turns out, it seems that this hacker was the same hacker behind the recent LinkedIn breach that saw 117 million passwords and emails stolen through the hack. For the full article click here 

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