1.7 Million Account Credentials Were Stolen from Imgur in 2014

[Megalith]

The popular image hosting site has come clean about a security breach that took place in 2014. During the incident, Imgur says an unknown attacker managed to steal details on 1.7 million users (about 1.13% of Imgur's total userbase). The stolen data comprises email addresses and passwords.

Early morning on November 24th, we confirmed that approximately 1.7 million Imgur user accounts were compromised in 2014. The compromised account information included only email addresses and passwords. Imgur has never asked for real names, addresses, phone numbers, or other personally-identifying information (“PII”), so the information that was compromised did NOT include such PII.

 

[Deleted member 88227]

Well anyone who uses the same PW for the email they signed up with is sure screwed.

 

[Jim Kim]

Well anyone who uses the same PW for the email they signed up with is sure screwed.

It's easier just to use the same password for everything,
Password1! is bulletproof.

 

[tunatime]

Why even bother disclosing it now? They really need some kind of law that says you have x number of days to disclose this kind of stuff. Also how does it take year's to find out about it?

 

[Web4Life]

Well, glad I didn't register until earlier this year.

 

[cageymaru]

Why even bother disclosing it now? They really need some kind of law that says you have x number of days to disclose this kind of stuff. Also how does it take year's to find out about it?

Can't do that as it would upset corporate America and cause them irreparable financial harm.

 

[atp1916]

Logged in for the meme...

Became the meme.


Upvote that, ya dirty snowflakes

 

[Shagittarius]

"Early morning on November 24th, we confirmed that approximately 1.7 million Imgur user accounts were compromised in 2014."

Thank god they found it early.

 

[DeathFromBelow]

Well, glad I didn't register until earlier this year.

If it took them this long to find the hack I would assume every single account has been compromised whether they admit it or not.

 

[Dead Parrot]

Why even bother disclosing it now? They really need some kind of law that says you have x number of days to disclose this kind of stuff. Also how does it take year's to find out about it?

Asked and done: http://www.ncsl.org/research/teleco...nology/security-breach-notification-laws.aspx

Now try to force prosecutors to file charges.

 

[Geef]

Dangit, now I'll get more spam in the mailbox that I always sign up for stuff with and only use for signing up for stuff for the sole reason of spam... Oh no!