A Russian computer hacker has posted the login and password information for 1,500,000 Facebook users for sale. The accounts are being sold in groups of 1,000 for a price of $45 per batch. It is unknown how the information was stolen, however there are only a few options that make sense. The accounts could have been obtained by a phishing scam, where Facebook users were tricked into entering their information. Another less likely, but plausible possibility is that Facebook’s database was somehow compromised.
This serves as a reminder to only enter your Facebook Login information while at the site Facebook.com. If the address in your browser bar says anything other than Facebook.com, be warned, you may be giving your Facebook Login information directly to a hacker.
