Security expert Robert Siciliano discusses how over a billion records have been compromised in major data breaches. He describes buying stolen credit card data off Craigslist to demonstrate how easily criminals access personal information online.
Let's bring security analyst Robert Siciliano of Hotspot Shield. Robert Siciliano is joining me now from Atlanta.
Robert Siciliano, identity theft expert. McAfee online security expert Robert Siciliano joins us now.
Cybersecurity expert Robert Siciliano.
Just in these two slides you have over a billion records, generally email addresses, right? Which are the usernames and passwords that are being compromised. Over a billion. That means all of us have had our records compromised at least 1 or 2 or 3 times. I actually bought this off of Craigslist for $750 and it had 1,000 credit card numbers still on it. Are you serious? No!
Buyer beware, user be informed. This is a wake-up call.