Russian Gang Said To Steal 1.2 Billion Names And Passwords

Russian Gang Said To Steal 1.2 Billion Names And Passwords
A man with the Russian flag pays homage to the victims at the monument to the Russian Heroes of the World War I , in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. Today in 1914, Germany declared war on Russia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
A man with the Russian flag pays homage to the victims at the monument to the Russian Heroes of the World War I , in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. Today in 1914, Germany declared war on Russia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection of stolen Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion username and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses, security researchers say.

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