Questions cloud over social media password security as CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg once again gets hacked by the notorious hacking group, OurMine. Learn the details here.
In an article posted by HNGN, it was Zuckerberg's Pinterest account that got meddled into. This was the second time that the multi-billionaire's account was victimized by the hackers. The first time this happened was last June of this year where the same hacking group, OurMine, claimed responsibility for the action.
OurMine is reported to be a hacking group based in Saudi Arabia. Their operations have not yet been made public but the group said they are going to abuse the vulnerability of password security of other social media accounts, including Pinterest, LinkedIn and Twitter.
According to a report published in Daily Mail, the Saudi-based hacker emailed the security editor of ZDNet, Zack Whittaker about their action. To add more damage to the situation, the hackers also shared the private information of Zuckerberg's Twitter username and password.
These recent hacking reports have caused people to worry about their passwords safety. The people behind OurMine are expert hackers where they have are targeting celebrities and other high profile individuals. They said that they do these activities to build awareness about security practices. They have also victimized other people like Uber's founder, Travis Kalanick and Sundar Pichai of Google.
On another article, it has been reported that more than 160 million accounts were also intruded due a LinkedIn password dump. Because of this, the Internet has become an arena for cyber criminals where they bid for leaked information. The bidders are said to be using the digital currency, bitcoin.
This modus operandi done by the hackers have been very difficult to chase down and stop. They said that the dump of leaked information has been the cause of all this. However, despite the uncertainty of the situation, social media users are urged to frequently change their passwords to maintain security and safety in the online community.
