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'Russian cyber gang' steals 4.5 billion usernames and passwords

Charlee Gothard

Charlee Gothard

06 August 2014 • 2 min read

'CyberVor' group holds at least 1.5 billion unique credentials in total says Hold Security

A Russian hacking gang holds "the largest cache of stolen data" yet seen by cyber security experts, according to a new report and warning by Hold Security. According to the report, the group, wh...

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