Change Your Passwords-2 Million Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Twitter Passwords Stolen

This may be a good time to

change your

Facebook, Twitter, Google,

and other

passwords.

CNN Money reports that

hackers have stolen

usernames and passwords

for nearly two

million accounts at

Facebook, Google,

Twitter, Yahoo and others.

The massive data breach

was a result of

keylogging software

maliciously installed on

an untold number of

computers around the

world, researchers at

cybersecurity firm

Trustwave said. The virus

was capturing log-

in credentials for key

websites over the past

month and sending those

usernames and

passwords to a server

controlled by the

hackers.

On Nov. 24, Trustwave

researchers tracked

that server, located in the

Netherlands. They

discovered compromised

credentials for

more than 93,000 websites

including

Twitter, Yahoo, Gmail,

LinkedIn, to name a

few.

Identity theft is a serious

issue and you

never know what sensitive

information you

might have in those emails.

To avoid any

unnecessary headaches

from your

information being

compromised, just

change those passwords

and make it a

habit to periodically change

change them.

Some tips for creating a

strong password

Make sure your password:

Is at least eight characters

long.

Does not contain your user

name, real name,

or company name.

Does not contain a

complete word.

Is significantly different

from previous

passwords.

Contains characters from

each of the

following four categories:

Uppercase letters

Lowercase letters

Numbers

Symbols