Russian Crime Ring Collects 1.2 Billion Stolen Usernames And Passwords

Yikes.

Do you use the Internet? If you do, there is a not-insignificant chance that your confidential information is in the hands of a Russian gang, which, according to the New York Times, has amassed a mind-boggling database of 1.2 billion username and password combinations, as well as more than half-a-billion email addresses.