Security News > 2018 > August > SMS 2FA gave us sweet FA security, says Reddit: Hackers stole database backup of user account info, posts, messages

2018-08-01 18:40
Email addresses, hashed passwords, and other details from mid-2000s era swiped In a Wednesday mea culpa, Reddit – the online chat board that got a little out of hand and became the sixth most visited website on the internet – has admitted it was raided by hackers unknown.…
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