By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 08:22 EST, 5 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:57 EST, 5 December 2013 . If you’re a regular Facebook, Twitter or Google user it might be a good idea to change your password. Security experts investigating cybercriminals in Netherlands have discovered two million account details on a server that were stolen from popular sites and email providers. It is thought the server was used to control a network of compromised computers, known as 'zombies', that were attached to the malicious Pony botnet. Security experts investigating cybercriminals in Netherlands have discovered two million account details stolen from popular sites including Facebook, pictured, Twitter, Google, and more. They were stolen by the malicious Pony botnet . 318,000 Facebook accounts . 70,500 Gmail, Google+ and YouTube accounts . 59,500 Yahoo accounts . 21,700 Twitter accounts . 9,300 Russian social network Odnoklassniki accounts . 8,000 ADP accounts . 8,500 LinkedIn accounts . In addition to this, Trustwave discovered: . 320,000 email account credentials, . 41,000 FTP logins, 3,000 remote desktop credentials and 3,000 secure . shell account details were also stolen. The account information found includes 318,000 Facebook accounts, a total of 70,500 Gmail, Google and YouTube accounts, 59,500 Yahoo credentials and 21,700 Twitter login details. According to security firm Trustwave, which found the files, the breach affects users across the world in the UK, U.S., Russia, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, and more. Trustwave’s SpiderLabs said it has contacted authorities in the Netherlands to take down the server, and all the sites and services affected have also been informed. The internet service providers of infected computers have also been notified. SpiderLabs additionally analysed the list of passwords found on the server and discovered the most common was ‘123456,’ - used in almost 16,000 accounts. The account information found, pictured, included 318,000 Facebook accounts, a total of 70,500 Gmail, Google and YouTube accounts, 59,500 Yahoo and 21,700 Twitter login details, among others. Experts are advising users to change their passwords as a precaution . SpiderLabs also analysed the list of passwords and discovered the most common was '123456' - used in almost 16,000 accounts . Others in the top 10 list included ‘password,’ ‘admin,’ and ‘123’. Graham . Cluley, an independent security expert, said it is extremely common for . people to use such simple passwords and also re-use them on multiple . accounts, even though they are extremely easy to crack. ‘People are using very dumb passwords. They are totally useless,’ he said. A botnet, short for robot network, infects computers and wires them up to a hacking server. Infected computers are . then known as zombies. Some networks have tens of thousands of zombies that can be controlled remotely and hackers use them to either send spam or crash other websites through Denial of Service attacks. The Pony botnet infects computers and then uses keylogging software to steal details. It does this by recording which keys are being pressed on a keyboard and sending this information to the hackers. This particular hack is thought to have begun on 21 October and there may be other servers in the region controlling the botnet. Facebook and Twitter said they have already reset the passwords of affected users but with more servers suspected, security experts are advising users to change their passwords as a precautionary measure. As the virus runs in the background and is hidden, security experts are also advising people to make sure their antivirus software, browsers and other applications are up-to-date in case their computer is a zombie. A botnet, short for robot network, infects computers and wires them up to a hacking server. Infected computers are . then known as zombies. Some networks have tens of thousands of . zombies that can be controlled remotely and hackers use them to either . send spam or crash websites. The Pony Botnet infects computers and . then uses keylogging software to steal login details by recording which . keys are being pressed on a keyboard. It then sends this information to the cybercriminals. The virus runs in the background and is . hidden. Security experts are therefore advising people to make sure . their antivirus software, browsers and other applications are up-to-date.
Experts found two million account details on a server in the Netherlands .
They were stolen by the Pony Botnet – malicious software that infects PCs .
Details were taken from Facebook, Twitter, Google and Yahoo accounts .
Sites are advising customers to reset their passwords as a precaution .
By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 08:22 EST, 5 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:57 EST, 5 December 2013 . If you’re a regular Facebook, Twitter or Google user it might be a good idea to change your password. Security experts investigating cybercriminals in Netherlands have discovered two million account details on a server that were stolen from popular sites and email providers. It is thought the server was used to control a network of compromised computers, known as 'zombies', that were attached to the malicious Pony botnet. Security experts investigating cybercriminals in Netherlands have discovered two million account details stolen from popular sites including Facebook, pictured, Twitter, Google, and more. They were stolen by the malicious Pony botnet . 318,000 Facebook accounts . 70,500 Gmail, Google+ and YouTube accounts . 59,500 Yahoo accounts . 21,700 Twitter accounts . 9,300 Russian social network Odnoklassniki accounts . 8,000 ADP accounts . 8,500 LinkedIn accounts . In addition to this, Trustwave discovered: . 320,000 email account credentials, . 41,000 FTP logins, 3,000 remote desktop credentials and 3,000 secure . shell account details were also stolen. The account information found includes 318,000 Facebook accounts, a total of 70,500 Gmail, Google and YouTube accounts, 59,500 Yahoo credentials and 21,700 Twitter login details. According to security firm Trustwave, which found the files, the breach affects users across the world in the UK, U.S., Russia, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, and more. Trustwave’s SpiderLabs said it has contacted authorities in the Netherlands to take down the server, and all the sites and services affected have also been informed. The internet service providers of infected computers have also been notified. SpiderLabs additionally analysed the list of passwords found on the server and discovered the most common was ‘123456,’ - used in almost 16,000 accounts. The account information found, pictured, included 318,000 Facebook accounts, a total of 70,500 Gmail, Google and YouTube accounts, 59,500 Yahoo and 21,700 Twitter login details, among others. Experts are advising users to change their passwords as a precaution . SpiderLabs also analysed the list of passwords and discovered the most common was '123456' - used in almost 16,000 accounts . Others in the top 10 list included ‘password,’ ‘admin,’ and ‘123’. Graham . Cluley, an independent security expert, said it is extremely common for . people to use such simple passwords and also re-use them on multiple . accounts, even though they are extremely easy to crack. ‘People are using very dumb passwords. They are totally useless,’ he said. A botnet, short for robot network, infects computers and wires them up to a hacking server. Infected computers are . then known as zombies. Some networks have tens of thousands of zombies that can be controlled remotely and hackers use them to either send spam or crash other websites through Denial of Service attacks. The Pony botnet infects computers and then uses keylogging software to steal details. It does this by recording which keys are being pressed on a keyboard and sending this information to the hackers. This particular hack is thought to have begun on 21 October and there may be other servers in the region controlling the botnet. Facebook and Twitter said they have already reset the passwords of affected users but with more servers suspected, security experts are advising users to change their passwords as a precautionary measure. As the virus runs in the background and is hidden, security experts are also advising people to make sure their antivirus software, browsers and other applications are up-to-date in case their computer is a zombie. A botnet, short for robot network, infects computers and wires them up to a hacking server. Infected computers are . then known as zombies. Some networks have tens of thousands of . zombies that can be controlled remotely and hackers use them to either . send spam or crash websites. The Pony Botnet infects computers and . then uses keylogging software to steal login details by recording which . keys are being pressed on a keyboard. It then sends this information to the cybercriminals. The virus runs in the background and is . hidden. Security experts are therefore advising people to make sure . their antivirus software, browsers and other applications are up-to-date.
discovered two million account details on a Twitter, Google, and more. They were stolen by accounts . 59,500 Yahoo accounts . 21,700 Twitter contacted authorities in the Netherlands to take Experts are advising users to change their passwords as a precaution . SpiderLabs also users to change their passwords as a Pony Botnet infects computers and . then uses