Five Million GMail Passwords In The Wild… Is Yours One Of Them?

If you have a GMail account, now as in right this second would be a good time to change your password because five million passwords for GMail users have been leaked and the leaker claims that 60% or more are valid. Here’s what the Daily Dot has to say:

Much of the information is old and potentially out-of-date, Google representatives told Russian media, so the so-called “leak” may be more accurately described as a collection of phished and hacked credentials collected over years. In fact, many of the accounts have long been suspended or are matched with very old passwords.

The database of usernames and passwords, which was first reported by CNews, was posted on Tuesday evening to btcsec.com, a Russian-language Bitcoin security forum.

Lovely.

To see if you’re affected by this, there’s a password checker that is currently a victim of the Slashdot Effect that will allow you to see if you are in trouble. Even if you’re not, you should change your password anyway and while you’re at it, use this tip to make a strong one.

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