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Gawker Media's personal data misstep and what it means
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Wednesday January 19, 2011
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Wednesday January 19, 2011
Jay Goldman delves into the recent Gawker Media security breach and what it means to users and netizens at large. If you're among the 1.3 million users whose accounts were compromised with personal details like email address and even password leaked, you'll want to watch this. If not, you'll still want to watch and treat it as a cautionary tale.
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Show Notes
- InformationWeek delves into the breach in its article.
- All sites in the Gawker Media portfolio were affected: Lifehacker, Gizmodo and others.
- The hackers responsible for the breach claimed responsibility and were able to crack about 250,000 of the passwords.
- Gnosis blasted Gawker and explained the reasoning behind the attack.
- Find out if your Gawker Media account has been compromised with this tool from Slate.
- Get advice for creating a strong password.
- Get 20% off 1Password until February 20, 2011
- All sites in the Gawker Media portfolio were affected: Lifehacker, Gizmodo and others.
- The hackers responsible for the breach claimed responsibility and were able to crack about 250,000 of the passwords.
- Gnosis blasted Gawker and explained the reasoning behind the attack.
- Find out if your Gawker Media account has been compromised with this tool from Slate.
- Get advice for creating a strong password.
- Get 20% off 1Password until February 20, 2011
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