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| Hackers release 13,000 passwords and credit cards of Amazon, PlayStation and Xbox users | Hackers release 13,000 passwords and credit cards of Amazon, PlayStation and Xbox users |
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| A hacker group has released a cache of 13,000 passwords, usernames, and credit cards purporting to belong to users of popular web services including Amazon, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. | A hacker group has released a cache of 13,000 passwords, usernames, and credit cards purporting to belong to users of popular web services including Amazon, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. |
| The group says it is affiliated to the Anonymous internet movement, which has no central leadership, structure, or official membership. | The group says it is affiliated to the Anonymous internet movement, which has no central leadership, structure, or official membership. |
| The information was uploaded in a text file to a filesharing site called Ghostbin; it is no longer accessible. | The information was uploaded in a text file to a filesharing site called Ghostbin; it is no longer accessible. |
| Users of Amazon, Walmart, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, as well as a number of pornography websites, are among those who could be affected. | |
| In a message posted on Twitter, the group said it “did it for the lulz”, an online slang expression implying something which was done for general amusement. | |
| The group posted a link to the file (now removed) on Twitter The Independent approached Microsoft, Sony, and Amazon for comment but did not receive an immediate response from any of the companies. | The group posted a link to the file (now removed) on Twitter The Independent approached Microsoft, Sony, and Amazon for comment but did not receive an immediate response from any of the companies. |
| Anyone who believes they are at risk should change their password on the suspect service and contact their credit card issuer. | Anyone who believes they are at risk should change their password on the suspect service and contact their credit card issuer. |
| The incident comes hours after the resolution of outages caused by cyber attacks on PlayStation Network Xbox Live system. | The incident comes hours after the resolution of outages caused by cyber attacks on PlayStation Network Xbox Live system. |
| The systems had been down since Christmas Eve when a group known as Lizard Squad began a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack on the gaming platforms. | The systems had been down since Christmas Eve when a group known as Lizard Squad began a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack on the gaming platforms. |
| Film company Sony Pictures was also targeted by hackers suspected of having links to the North Korean government. | Film company Sony Pictures was also targeted by hackers suspected of having links to the North Korean government. |
| Internet connections across North Korea itself have also been having major problems, which the country's government has blamed on the US government. | Internet connections across North Korea itself have also been having major problems, which the country's government has blamed on the US government. |