Last.fm: Passwords Security Issue, Asking all users to change their passwords immediately. |
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Last.fm: Passwords Security Issue, Asking all users to change their passwords immediately. |
 Jun 7 2012, 18:08
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 Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 17-April 12 Member No.: 98918  |
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QUOTE 7th June 2012, We are currently investigating the leak of some Last.fm user passwords. This follows recent password leaks on other sites, as well as information posted online. As a precautionary measure, we’re asking all our users to change their passwords immediately. We strongly recommend that your new Last.fm password is different to the password you use on other services. ... ... We’re sorry for the inconvenience around changing your password; Last.fm takes your privacy very seriously. We’ll be posting updates in our forums and via our Twitter account (@lastfm) as we get to the bottom of this. The Last.fm Team As i've seen a fair amount of HA-members using LastFM-services and if you don't visit their site regulary this would be hard to know. Unsure if it's qualify-able news here on HA. But important it is for sure. 
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Jun 7 2012, 22:01
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 Group: Super Moderator Posts: 3268 Joined: 26-July 02 From: princegeorge.ca Member No.: 2796 |
Not really a proper news item, but it's still a useful post. General Audio seems like a sensible place for it.
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Jun 8 2012, 09:42
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 Group: Members Posts: 1061 Joined: 16-February 08 From: NL Member No.: 51347 |
I hadn't logged into the site in quite a while and had to brute-guess my password. Turns out it was really, really weak. Thanks for the heads up!
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Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 19th June 2013 - 07:16 |
