2016 mega breaches continue as hackers steal and leak 33 million QIP.ru accounts

2016 appears to be the year of the “mega breaches” and the hits keep on coming, with the Russian instant messaging service QIP.ru becoming the latest victim of hackers.

Cybersecurity startup Heroic, which offers hacker and cyberattack protection to users, told IBTimes UK that the firm had “obtained and validated a data breach of over 33 million accounts associated with the Russian instant messaging platform”.