Million Passwords Hacked Stolen from Top Global Websites like Facebook, Yahoo

BOSTON - Security experts have uncovered a trove of some 2 million stolen passwords to websites encompassing Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo from Internet users over the globe. Investigators with Trustwave's SpiderLabs said they found out the credentials while enquiring a server in the Netherlands that cyber criminals use to command a huge network of compromised computers renowned as the "Pony botnet."

The business notified Reuters on Wednesday that it has described its outcome to the biggest of more than 90,000 websites and Internet service providers whose customers' credentials it had discovered on the server. The facts and figures encompasses more than 326,000 Facebook Inc accounts, more than 59,000 Yahoo Inc anecdotes and almost 22,000 Twitter Inc anecdotes, according to SpiderLabs. Victims' were from the United States, Germany, Singapore and Thailand, amidst other countries.

Representatives for Facebook and Twitter said the businesses have reset the passwords of influenced users. A Google spokeswoman turned down commentary. Yahoo representatives could not be come to.

SpiderLabs said it has communicated administration in the Netherlands and inquired them to take down the Pony botnet server.

An investigation dispatched on the SpiderLabs blog displayed that the most-common password in the set was "123456," which was used in nearly 16,000 anecdotes. Other routinely used credentials encompassed "password," "admin," "123" and "1." (bit.ly/1g6hfJZ)

Graham Cluley, an unaligned security expert, said it is exceedingly widespread for persons to use such easy passwords and furthermore re-use them on multiple accounts, even though they are exceedingly very simple to chink.

"People are utilising very dumb passwords. They are totally useless," he said.

See and Change Password of PTCL Wireless Router for DSL

 PTCL DSL is widely used in Pakistan for fastest Internet with different packages according to data limits. PTCL DSL is provided on Landline Network laid by also PTCL for normal communications system like voice telephony.  If you have installed the PTCL Land-line connection at your home or office and want to activate DSL Internet on the existing line, you have to give an online order at PTCL Helpline Number or by going to PTCL Office. When you applied for your connection, PTCL gives you the DSL Wireless Modem or called the Wireless Router.
                               
There is a password restriction on using the Wireless connection or Wifi connection of your device’s Internet, which you given by the PTCL officials when installing the DSL connection on your location. This password of PTCL Model can be used to connecting the Internet through Wi-fi enabled devices like Laptop, Tablet PC or Smartphone having the WLan or Wifi connectivity option.

Now, if you want to see or change the Wifi Password, you have to enter the device’s address into your web browser’s address bar. The default Address of PTCL Model is 192.168.1.1, when you enter this address into the Address Bar of Browser, you prompted to the user name and password. This is provided by default by PTCL for connecting the device. The user name for PTCL DSL Device is “admin” and the password is also “admin”. After entering the user name and password, you will be prompted to the device’s main menu like shown in the picture. There is a Wireless Box having password in the box in dots-dots. At very next to the dots-dots, there is a very small tick box, simply tick the box and the password will be shown in left side in the place of dots-dots. You can also change the password for your Wireless DSL Connection of your choice.