Imgur confirms breach, 1.7 million users affected

2017-11-27 14:55

Popular image hosting website Imgur has announced on Friday that hackers stole usernames and passwords of 1.7 million of its users. The breach dates back to 2014, when Imgur still encrypted the stored passwords with the SHA-256 algorithm, which has since been found too weak to withstand brute forcing. The company made sure to note that the compromised account information included only email addresses and passwords, as they’ve never asked for users’ real names, addresses, … More →

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