Secure password: CyberVor hoard of 1.2 billion details 'used in attack'

Hosting provider Namecheap has come under attack from hackers apparently using the “CyberVor” hoard of 1.2 billion usernames and passwords, and has warned that some accounts that had failed to use a secure password may have been compromised.

In a blog post entitled, “Urgent Security Warning”, the company said that some accounts had been compromised, but Computer World reports that the “vast majority” of login attempts had failed.

Secure password: CyberVor hoard of 1.2 billion details 'used in attack'