Last update I saw was ~20,000 accounts posted online. And I think you are correct on the latter. That seems to be how this story is being pieced together.
-- ME2 On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How is it this is breaking for all those accounts, all at once, on > >> multiple services? > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Passwords have certainly been compromised, but I dont think > > any breaking was involved. > > I meant, "How was this news breaking all at once". :) > > The report is several thousand accounts, across three major > services, and the news is breaking all at once. Phishing is effective > but slow, and happens pretty much continuously. There's more here > than what we know. > > That said, what we don't know could be something as simple as some > attacker just published their list of accumulated stolen credentials > for several services. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
