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DATING SITE EHARMONY has confirmed that some of its members’ passwords have been compromised, just hours after millions of LinkedIn users’ details were breached.
eHarmony said that a “small fraction of our user base has been affected” and that it has reset the passwords of affected members, who will receive and email on how to procede.
Ars Technica reports that the eHarmony passwords were posted online in a similar fashion to the LinkedIn details – around 8 million in total by a hacker called ‘dwdm’.
According to PC World eHarmony’s passwords are ‘hashed’, but can be solved using the correct software. It’s also reported that the information was not ‘salted’, which makes them easier to decode.
LinkedIn has said that recent security updates mean that its current password databases are now hashed and salted. It also says that affected users will have their passwords reset, and will receive emails with further details.
It’s also reported that hackers have been seeking help in cracking the passwords, with Ars Technica referring to it as a ‘sport’.
It’s advised that passwords for both LinkedIn and eHarmony should be changed immediately, and if the same password is used for a different site, that should be changed too.
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Inside Job. Somebody who works there knows something.
I’d wager a small goat on it.
@Shane Dunne: off to Tullamore with ya! You’d obviously be an excellent detective. Do you make a habit of slandering people you don’t know with your detecting?
@Shane Dunne: I’d bet a two year old bullock on it.
@Billy McNamara: *Spit Shake* we’ll let Séa solve the case for us and settle up when he returns the verdict.
@Séa Graham: I know notin about it Boss.
Not safe and full of cash.
Is it about a bicycle?
It amazes me how high value items such as cigarettes don’t have cereal numbers like phones or TVs that can be traced when there is a large theft like this. I wonder do the garage owners actually do safe drops too? Why in this age would you keep a large amount of cash on site ?
@Ollie Conroy: Why would cigarettes have cereal numbers, when they’re made of tobacco?
The garage in financial difficulties perhaps
Terrible to hear this, a great local ran shop in a lovely area.
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