If you’re a user of the popular deals site RedFlagDeals.com, they apparently got hacked. In 2013. That’s right. They were hacked four years ago but the data was dumped today. More details are available here. No personal information was obtained in this hack, only usernames and encrypted passwords were swiped. Users are encouraged to change their passwords as soon as possible.
One has to wonder why this wasn’t detected before now.
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RedFlagDeals.com Pwned…. Change Your Passwords Now
If you’re a user of the popular deals site RedFlagDeals.com, they apparently got hacked. In 2013. That’s right. They were hacked four years ago but the data was dumped today. More details are available here. No personal information was obtained in this hack, only usernames and encrypted passwords were swiped. Users are encouraged to change their passwords as soon as possible.
One has to wonder why this wasn’t detected before now.
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