Twitter Password Dump – Daily Security Byte EP. 271

Twitter Password Dump – Daily Security Byte EP. 271
by Corey Nachreiner

It feels like there has been an endless flood of social network credential leaks on the underground lately. Well, add yet another to the list. Today’s video talks about criminals selling 32 million cleartext Twitter passwords online. Watch to learn whether or not you should be concerned.

(Episode Runtime: 3:00)
Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH3GWW45kho
EPISODE REFERENCES:
• Leaked source covers the Twitter credential leak – Leaked Source
• Twitter confident the leak isn’t due to a hack – Engadget
• Television news piece on the stolen Twitter credentials – NBS News
• Wired interviews the criminals selling password online – Wired
— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)