In a disturbing leak which reveals the extent of the email users’ vulnerability to hacking, millions of private email account information belonging to Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, and Mail.ru users have been reportedly breached according to a IT Security firm.
Hold Security Inc. that the current breach is not linked to any previously publicized email leaks. Surprisingly, the company managed to acquire the data at no cost at all. Originally, their hacker source asked for 75 cents for the entire list. In the end, they got the data for free after agreeing to the hacker’s demand of posting positive comments about him/her in a forum.
“When we peel back the layers and dig deeper, we find that the hacker is holding something back from us. Within several days of communication and after a couple more strategically timed votes on his social media pages, he shared more useful information,” Hold Security said in an official statement. For the full article click here
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