Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI is investigating an unprecedented theft of 1.2 billion passwords by a Russian crime ring, NBC News reports.
A security firm said it has recovered the Internet passwords and logins, which investigators say is the largest known collection of such stolen data.
The stolen information comes from 420,000 websites.
“The FBI is investigating the recently reported incident involving the potential compromise of numerous user names and passwords, and will provide additional information as the nature and scope of the incident becomes clearer,” agency spokesman Josh Campbell said Tuesday.
The cybercrime gang has been dubbed CyberVor.
