2 million Facebook, Gmail and Twitter passwords stolen in massive hack

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:Trustwave notified these companies of the breach. They posted their findings publicly on Tuesday."We don't have evidence they logged into these accounts, but they probably did," said John Miller, a security research manager at Trustwave.318,000 Facebook (FB, Fortune 500) accounts70,000 Gmail, Google+ and YouTube accounts60,000 Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) accounts22,000 Twitter (TWTR) accounts9,000 Odnoklassniki accounts (a Russian social network)8,000 ADP (ADP, Fortune 500) accounts (ADP says it counted 2,400)8,000 LinkedIn (LNKD)accounts(CNN)ANN.Az