Corrine Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Numerous stories around the 'net on the leak. The report at Five million Gmail addresses and passwords dumped online - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives includes the information that it appears the leaked passwords are for non-Gmail/Google accounts, rather accounts on other sites where the Gmail address was the user name. Still wise to change your password. An archive containing nearly 5 million Gmail addresses and plain text passwords was posted Tuesday on an online forum, but the data is old and likely sourced from multiple data breaches according to one security firm. Check at https://isleaked.com/en.php to find out if your Google account is on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 eh, no problem. ggle says not to worry. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/274632211.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 IsLeaked.com registered 2 days before Gmail leak public - JamesWatt.me Most media outlets are currently reporting that 5 million user accounts and passwords have been leaked. The earliest sources I can find for news outlets reporting this information all date to the 10th. Lifehacker (9/10/2014) DailyDot (9/10/2014) Russia Today (9/10/2014) The source is traced back, at earliest, to a Russian bitcoin market forum with a post on Sept 9 at 23:55. Screenshot below. See the article for more. I did not put my email in the site because I do not know who they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 I used the asterisks to replace several letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 What timing! Just when I became fully assimilated. I'll have to reset my collective ID now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I made my husband change his password on the association gmail account and I changed mine. I'd rather play it safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Just changed my password when I heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I changed all mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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