Researchers say they have identified the threat actor behind the massive “Collection #1” data dump which exposed hundreds of millions of credentials on a hacking forum in January. Recorded Future researchers said this weekend that an individual using the moniker “C0rpz” has claimed as early as Jan. 7 to be the original creator and seller of the Collection #1 data. The original database of breached emails – totalling 773 million unique email addresses –was discovered a popular underground hacking forum on Jan. 17.
Source: Threatpost