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Has Quora been hacked?
The question and answer website Quora says hackers have breached its systems, potentially exposing the personal information of 100 million users. The company says in a blog post that it discovered the intrusion Friday. The data exposed includes usernames, email, and hashed—or scrambled—passwords.
How did Quora get hacked?
Quora released a security update in a question-and-answer format. “We recently became aware that some user data was compromised due to unauthorised access to our systems by a malicious third party,” it began. “We have engaged leading digital forensic and security experts and launched an investigation, which is ongoing.
What can hackers hack?
What are things that a hacker can do to me?
- Hijack your usernames and passwords.
- Steal your money and open credit card and bank accounts in your name.
- Ruin your credit.
- Request new account Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) or additional credit cards.
- Make purchases.
How did the Quora data breach happen?
While it is currently unknown how the breach happened, Quora says the intrusion was only discovered on Friday November 30th, it does know the user data that has been compromised.
Is question and answer site hacked?
Hot on the heels of the Marriott International hotel group breach that impacted half a billion users, the question and answer site has confirmed that its systems have been hacked leaving account and user information potentially compromised.
Does Quora store data of anonymous users?
If you are a Quora user who contributed to the systems anonymously then your data will not have been impacted simply because that it does not store identity data of anonymous posters. It’s worth noting that the passwords that have been compromised were encrypted and hashed with a salt that will vary from user to user.
Who is carrying out the Quora security investigation?
I am led to understand that the investigation is being carried out by the internal Quora security team as well as a third party digital forensics company. Law enforcement has, of course, also been informed.