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http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/time-warner-warns-customers-their-emails-passwords-may-have-been-n491686 http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/time-warner-w

by Keverw 11y ago

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/time-warner-warns-customers-their-emails-passwords-may-have-been-n491686 http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/time-warner-warns-custo... "In a statement provided to NBC News, the cable giant said "there are no indications that TWC's systems were breached," and suggested the mails may have been acquired earlier by other means, such as malware, phishing attacks on subscribers or security breaches at companies that stored TWC customer information." So seems like it was just phishing and malware to the unlucky ones.

phaedrix 11y ago
"or security breaches at companies that stored TWC customer information"
- Keverw 11y ago
  hmm wonder what they mean by that though. Companies they contracted with directly or for example maybe someone signed up for a forum or another large website using their same email and password as TWC email?
  - fweespeech 11y ago
    TWC sells all of the subscriber data that they legally can to 3rd parties, like most major companies.
    - Keverw 11y ago
      hmm interesting. Didn't know that. Wonder who they sell it to.
    - mkagenius 11y ago
      But those passwords would be encrypted, as it comes from TWC. While any other 3rd party who gets it from user can altogether skip encryption.
  - mkagenius 11y ago
    Its most likely some 3rd party not contracted with TWC, assuming TWC stores the passwords using 1 way encryption.