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Russian hackers are selling British officials' passwords
h/t InstapunditThousands of passwords belonging to British officials are being traded among Russian hackers, according to a report. As part of an investigation by The Times, the London-based publication found passwords that belonged to 1,000 British members of Parliament and staff, 7,000 police employees and more than 1,000 diplomats. The country's education secretary, Justine Greening, and business secretary, Greg Clark, were also swept up in the breach. Their passwords were being sold in bulk on the internet underground known as the dark web and on Russian-language hacking websites, according to the report. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-06-24 |
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