Plain-text, unencrypted passwords were sent instead of having users reset them. There was no breach, the firm claims, but how would it know?
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Instagram accidentally reveals plaintext passwords in URLs
It’s yet another security stumble following the massive Facebook hack in September, and it likely points to shoddy encryption practices.
Fetish app put users’ identities at risk with plain-text passwords
Whiplr, a naughty, naughty little app, has now secured passwords with “one-way encryption” and is “adding more security measures”.
Uber in hot water again – this time over plaintext passwords in emails
Password resets are a necessary evil, but they’re best avoided however they are done. And you don’t get to use the word “hacked” if you use and reuse weak passwords!
Cupid Media “breached Privacy act” after storing users’ passwords in plain text
The Australian Privacy Commissioner has ruled that Cupid Media Pty Ltd – of OKCupid dating site fame – breached the Privacy Act following a data breach which saw over 40 million customer records exposed.