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"More cyber criminals are entering into the game at a quicker pace than quite honestly we can keep up with."

A gang of hackers in Russia has amassed 1.2 billion sets of looted user names and passwords, according to a U.S. data security company. Trend Micro Chief Cybersecurity Officer Tom Kellerman speaks on “In The Loop.”

A Russian gang stole an estimated 1.2 billion username/password combinations and, along the way, the criminals also amassed more than 500 million email addresses.

Last night’s New York Times scoop that a gang of criminal hackers deep in the Russian hinterlands had amassed more than 1 billion usernames and passwords linked to half-a-billion email addresses demonstrates both that the Web is increasingly dangerous for consumers and that Russia remains a safe zone for hacking networks, analysts told MC.

The biggest challenge for the gang of hackers in Russia said to have amassed 1.2 billion sets of user names and passwords, wasn’t actually stealing them. It’s putting that data to use.

New Report Finds Wide Variety of Businesses Are Vulnerable

A gang of Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion usernames and passwords, according to cybersecurity firm Hold Security. Amir Mizroch discusses what this means for Internet users.

Chinese authorities reportedly have warned Microsoft not to interfere with its investigation of allegations the company is engaging in anti-trust sales activities for its Windows and Office products in China. Microsoft has promised to comply.

Restaurant chain P.F. Chang China Bistro released details Monday about a data breach discovered in June where customer data may have been compromised and stolen from 33 restaurants in the United States — including three in the Philadelphia region.

System administrators aren’t likely to get much rest this summer. KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman issued a “second-gen malware alert” to warn IT managers of new threats bursting on the scene.