NBC News reports Hold Security LLC has announced uncovering “stolen credentials from some 360 million accounts that are available for sale on cyber black markets,” citing risk beyond stolen credit card data “because of the chance the sets of user names and passwords could open the door to online bank accounts, corporate networks, health records and virtually any other type of computer system.” Separately, Identity Finder has released research indicating “an estimated 630,000 social security numbers on nonprofit organizations' tax returns … have been posted online,” and Indiana University has reported a breach involving the names, social security numbers and addresses of 146,000 current and former students. Meanwhile, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is seeking documents related to the Target breach and has asked for all documents to be submitted by March 10.
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