8tracks suffers breach, millions of users’ account details stolen

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by hawki, Jun 29, 2017.

  1. hawki

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    "Beloved internet radio and playlist service 8tracks has been hit by hackers who stole account details for millions of its users, with data going back all the way to 2008...

    the full database that’s being traded on the Dark Web includes about 18 million accounts,...

    8tracks noted that an employee’s Github account – not locked down with two-factor authentication – served as the vector for the attack..."

    https://thenextweb.com/security/201...ach-millions-of-users-account-details-stolen/
     
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