Russian Hackers Steal 1.2 Billion Passwords, Says McAfee

 McAfee, the leading data security solutions vendor, has recently reported about “the largest known database of stolen credentials in the world”. The company made a post on August 6, 2014 in its official blog, McAfee blog Central, which revealed that 1.2 billion username and passwords and over 500 million email addresses has been stolen and held by a group of Russian hackers. The blog post was made after The New York Times revealed about the reported hacking operation’s database. 

It was the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, based security firm, known as “Hold Security” researchers who discovered the hacking database. However, the security firm has refused to disclose the name of the website or victims who have been affected by the reported hacking group. 

The figures of the stolen login credentials and email addresses are dauntingly big. Based on the facts what McAfee reminiscences is that “many people reuse credentials on multiple websites,” “any websites on the Internet—from the smallest blog to Fortune 500 companies—are still vulnerable to basic attacks by hackers,” and “hackers only need to compromise one account to get at nearly all of your information.”

Keeping your identity and online accounts safe is becoming more difficult day-by-day. A user should take all the precautionary measures, like stop using same credentials on multiple websites, use a strong password etc. Also keeping updated with all the latest security trends and news also helps. Additionally, it is also important that you install a reliable antivirus and internet security software, like those of McAfee, in your system and, avail requisite McAfee tech support by calling at McAfee customer service phone number. 

McAfee Antivirus Plus is a reliable security software and keeps you secure all the time. But issues in the security solution can arise at anytime. Companies like SupportMart and a few others are good sources from where you can get support for all technical issues, including McAfee issues. These companies provide non-stop tech support for PCs, antivirus, printers, peripherals, web browsers, email services etc. All you have to do is call Asus technical support number, AVG support number, Avira support number, HP printer support number etc. and avail the required help.