By John Glenday

MySpace and Tumblr have been on the receiving end of a major cyber-attack which has caused both social networks to lose the account details for hundreds of millions of users.

The scale of the raid became apparent when hackers began advertising the details for sale online but it is believed the attack actually took place several years ago and follows close on the heels of a similar breach at LinkedIn where 167m ID’s were traded online earlier last month, together with millions of log-ins for dating site Fling – breached in 2011.

This coincidental timing has sparked debate amongst security analysts as Read full story ›

Source: The Drum