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Millions of Gmail users are being advised to change their passwords after a database with usernames and passwords was hacked and exposed on an internet site.<\/p>\n

Hackers revealed nearly 5 million Gmail account details and passwords on Bitcoin Security \u2013 a popular Russian website devoted to cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

The leak became known after a user posted a link to the log-in credentials on Reddit frequented by hackers, professional and aspiring.<\/p>\n

But the text file was published on Bitcoin on Tuesday night by a user called tvskit according to\u00a0C News, a Russian news outlet.<\/p>\n

The person who leaked the details said the account holders were English, Russian, and Spanish and 60 percent of accounts were active.<\/p>\n

The passwords not only give access to Gmail, but other Google services such as Drive and the mobile payment system Google Wallet.<\/p>\n

Svetlana Anurova, a Google representative said Google is aware of the security breach and has advised users to change passwords.<\/p>\n

They also advise users to enable a two-step verification, a security measure where users are required to provide a passcode sent to their mobile devices before any changes can be made to their account.<\/p>\n

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Account safety: Google advise users to enable a two-step verification, a security measure where users are required to provide a passcode sent to their mobile devices before any changes can be made to their account<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Google spokesman confirmed to The Next Web that many of the passwords in question were likely taken from a website other than Google.<\/p>\n

\u2018The security of our users\u2019 information is a top priority for us,\u2019 the company told\u00a0The Next Web.<\/p>\n

\u2018We have no evidence that our systems have been compromised, but whenever we become aware that accounts may have been, we take steps to help those users secure their accounts.\u2019<\/p>\n

The hacker has not been found.<\/p>\n

But hackers from Russia and Eastern Europe have been involved in a number of recent high-profile security lapses.<\/p>\n

The Gmail leak comes soon after two other major security breaches leaked on the same Bitcoin forum, which targeted Russian email service prodiver Mail.ru and search engine Yandex.<\/p>\n

Those two breaches affected nearly six million Internet users.
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Source: Dailymail.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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