2 million passwords stolen and made public in massive hack

 

Nearly 2 million passwords have been stolen and posted online for websites including Facebook, Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Twitter and payroll giant ADP, according to researchers working for the Trustwave security firm.
The massive hack is the latest incident in a string of account login thefts using a Pony botnet controller, a malware program that makes infected computers submit various forms of information over the Internet unbeknownst to the user.