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Writerspace.com News - 12k e-mail addresses/passwords exposed
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:56:07 -0500 (CDT)
http://writerspace.com/ Breaking News! # Today an anonymous group of hackers known as LulzSec posted a list of 62,000 e-mail addresses and passwords. That list included about 12,000 e-mail addresses and passwords from Writerspace members. We are in the process of contacting all members impacted by the attack, and we sincerely regret the inconvenience this may cause any of our site members. We want to assure our readers that we take our responsibility for protecting your personal information very seriously. Unfortunately, there are people who make it their mission to find and exploit any vulnerability no matter how secure the system. Today's email list was posted by the same group that hacked the CIA website earlier in the week and the US Senate website last week. Our techs are working to insure that our server is as secure as possible. Meanwhile, remember that visiting our site and entering the contests or participating in our chatrooms does not require a login or password. However, for those who use logins to post on our blogs and forums, please remember to change your passwords regularly, and take a moment to make sure the passwords for all of your online accounts adhere to industry security standards: mix uppercase and lowercase, numbers and punctuation; use at least 8 characters, don't use dictionary words, and don't use the same password for more than one site. _______________________________________________ Dataloss-discuss Mailing List (dataloss-discuss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Unsubscribe at http://datalossdb.org/mailing_list Learn encryption strategies that manage risk and shore up compliance. Download Article 1 of CREDANT Technologies' The Essentials Series: Endpoint Data Encryption That Actually Works http://credant.com/campaigns/realtime2/gap-LP1/
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