5 Million Gmail Account Usernames & Passwords Hacked

Nearly 5 million usernames and passwords associated with Gmail accounts have been leaked on a Russian Bitcoin forum. The database contains 4.93 million Google accounts belonging to English, Russian and Spanish speaking users.

The list has since been taken down, and there is no evidence that Gmail itself was hacked, just that these passwords have been leaked. Most sources are saying that lots of the information is quite old, so it is likely they were leaked long ago, though others claim that 60% of the passwords are still valid.

You should change your passwords now and ideally use 2-factor authentication for extra protection.

Iran Faces 8 Million Cyber Attacks Per Day

Mahdi Karimi, the deputy-director of Ertebatat Zirsakht Communications Company stated in the company's inauguration speech, that “about 7 to 8 million cyber attacks target Iran’s communication infrastructure daily, which are mostly anonymous, and target the financial and industry sectors as well as more sensitive networks.” Karimi added: “The data network security operations center uses its security capabilities to detect and neutralize threats be they from home or abroad.”

Karimi also noted that the center will collect information on security threats, save data, analyze and respond to cyber attacks as part of its function.