Security News > 2016 > September > 880,000 users exposed in MoDaCo data breach (Help Net Security)
2016-09-20 19:31
Subscribers of UK-based MoDaCo, a forum specialising in smartphone news and reviews, have been unpleasantly surprised by notifications that the site and their account have been compromised. But not all subscribers have been notified, and that’s because the alert didn’t come from the site admins, but from the Have I Been Pwnd? service. The service allows users to submit their email address, and notifies them when it’s found in data batches stolen in breaches. According … More →
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