Pony Botnet Steals 2 Million Yahoo,
Facebook, Google Accounts Globally:-
According to researchers, clever and dishonest planners have stolen more than 2 million passwords for sites like Facebook, Google, and Yahoo, but it appears that the data was stolen via malware-infected machines rather than a hack of those companies' systems.Researchers with Trustwave's Spider Labs said they discovered the credentials while examining a server in the Netherlands that cyber criminals use to control a massive network of compromised computers known as the "Pony botnet".A Botnet using “Pony” software for attack and 2 million accounts which includes many popular social websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo etc.Facebook affected the most with approximately 318,121 credentials, Yahoo came second place with 59,549 accounts stolen, Google with 54,437 accounts, Twitter had 21,708 stolen and LinkedIn with 8,490 accounts.VKontakte popular social networking site in Russia also affected with 6,867 accounts.The Botnet was also used to steal 320,000 email account except social networks.Another company ADP, is paying one in 6 workers in the US, and has moved about US$1.4 trillion in fiscal 2013.The Pony Botnet used a reverse proxy to prevent detection and continue the scam as long as possible."Passwords that use all four character types and are longer than 8 characters, considers to be excellent" Trustwave.
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