Gmail passwords may have been leaked, but there is some debate as to how bad the damage is. Google Voice gets rolled into Hangouts & we take a look at the results from “Internet Slowdown Day”.
Plus our thoughts on mobile payments, a great deal for Linux users & more!
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5 Million Gmail Usernames and Passwords Leaked
In what appears to be an unknown attack, hackers have dumped over 5,000,000 valid gmail username and passwords on the Internet early Wednesday morning.
Unknown hackers have leaked over five million valid credentials pertaining to Google Mail logins early this morning. The random dump of passwords first appeared on reddit’s netsec section linking to the another website hosting the leaked gmail accounts.
The .txt file of all leaked gmail usernames was found on BitCoin security (forum in Russian), where the leak is believed to be first offloaded. The file of leaked emails does not contain any passwords or other sensitive information, only full gmail email addresses.
As the leak was posted only hours ago, Reddit users are warning each other not to enter any email username or password combinations into any websites “to check if your password is secure.” It appears scams are already appearing or Reddit users are getting ready for the scams to come.
“The security of our users’ information is a top priority for us,” a Google spokesperson told TNW. “We have no evidence that our systems have been compromised, but whenever we become aware that accounts may have been, we take steps to help those users secure their accounts.”
Next, since the posting, the forum administrators have purged the passwords from the text file in question, leaving only the logins. Furthermore, tvskit, the forum user who published the file, claimed that some 60 percent of the passwords were valid.
Google Voice Integration Is Currently Rolling Out In Hangouts
Google Voice is finally being integrated into Hangouts, because God knows Hangouts needed to be even more confusing. You can enable Voice SMS and voicemail via a popup in the conversation list, so check the app. If you still don’t see it, hang on. It’s still rolling out.
“Internet Slowdown Day” sends over 111,000* new comments on net neutrality to FCC
The effort appears to have made a difference: According to the FCC*, by 6 PM ET the agency saw 111,449 new public comments added to the already record-setting total, with some 41,173 filed into the 14-28 docket of the FCC’s website since and another 70,286 sent to the openinternet@fcc.gov inbox, setting a new high water mark of some 1,515,144 to date, with more yet to come. As reported by Mike Masnick, citing ThinkProgress, the Internet slowdown generated 1000 calls per minute to Congress. *Update: Fight for the Future claims that more than 500,000 comments have been submitted through Battleforthenet.com and that the FCC hasn’t caught up. According to the nonprofit, “this happened during our last big push too when their site crashed. We are storing comments and will deliver all.”
IDG shutters Macworld Magazine, much of the editorial staff let go | 9to5Mac
International Data Group (IDG) is shutting down Macworld Magazine, the long time Apple periodical according to tweets by staff and conversations I’ve had with personnel.
The Macworld.com website will remain open [although as a shell of its former self -ed] with a reduced staff according to Dan Miller (editor), who himself is leaving in a month.
Why pay with your phone? : techtalktoday
Floppy-Bacon Writes
Is payment the stores in the US really as bad as Apple’s presentation made it look? When I pay with my debit card (or credit card), I don’t hand it to the cashier. I insert it into a small device and enter my 4-digit PIN code; fast and secure. I do not need to identify my self, I do not any detail about my card and I do not have 15 cards in my wallet or however many cards she had in the video. I know that I hate technology, but do you really want to pay with your phone rather than just fix the payment system to how it works elsewhere? For the time being you still need to have your wallet with your for all the other stuff. (And taking my phone with me with just be extra cumbersome.)
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