Cybersecurity

Russian Hacker Stole 1.2B Login Credentials

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has linked a Russian hacker to the theft of more than 1.2 billion login credentials.

The Russian hacker, so-called “Mr. Grey,” is part of the Russian cyber gang CyberVor and allegedly stole more then 1 billion login credentials from over 420,000 websites in the summer of 2014. Reports suggest more than 542 unique email addresses were also included in the stolen data.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation linked the hacker to the major login theft using open source data that shows email addresses and other information posted on Russian crime forums. Mr. Grey posts on the forums selling information and stolen data containing users’ login information for social media accounts and other sites, according to reports.