MORE THAN 32 MILLION TWITTER CREDENTIALS REPORTEDLY HACKED

The company trying to be the Google of hacked user credentials says it just obtained another huge leak, this time affecting Twitter users. Leaked Source recently reported it obtained a database of more than 32 million Twitter login credentials from a user going by the alias [email protected],
Leaked Source uses a freemium model where anyone can search for their own credentials for free; however, to see the majority of the leaked credentials users must subscribe to the service. Twenty-four passes are available for $2-$4 depending on whether you pay by Bitcoin or PayPal—annual subscriptions run upwards of $200.
Although pretty much anyone can claim they have a leaked database of credentials, Leaked Source believes this collection is legitimate. “These credentials…are real and valid,” Leaked Source said in its blog post. “Out of 15 users we asked, all 15 verified their passwords.”
LeakedSource says there’s no evidence to suggest these passwords were lifted directly from Twitter. Instead, the company believes users were infected by malware, which grabbed username and plaintext passwords from users’ browsers. LeakedSource says the initial malware targets were mostly Russian users.
The impact on you: If you want to check out whether your credentials are in the leaked database you can do so from LeakedSource’s homepage. The Twitter database includes email and password credentials so don’t search by your username. Your search may also turn up other potentially hacked accounts. The good news is you don’t have to subscribe to LeakedSource to get at the important information. Each result will say which site the credentials are for. That’s all you need to know to reset the passwords for any affected accounts.
Stay safer
It’s inevitable that at least some of your online account credentials will be stolen during your lifetime—you have no control over how a site secures login data, for example. Nevertheless, there are a lot of things you can do to mitigate the risk.
Make sure you are using a modern browser to protect against the more common online risks and known risky sites. As far as passwords go, try to use a password manager to save your online account credentials such as 1Password, Dashlane, or LastPass.