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I wouldn't call resetting passwords an "abundance of caution" in this case. It's very likely that the attackers are able to retrieve passwords when they have th

• tempestn 10y ago
  Do they say somewhere that they're only using sha1 though? That's sort of what I meant: if bcrypt or scrypt is used, with an appropriate work factor, the risk should be very minimal. The fact that they're assuming it's not suggests they are using weaker encryption.
  • runesoerensen 10y ago
    Yes they said that in the first paragraph of the incident report you posted a link to ;) Unfortunately, the passwords were hashed with the SHA1 hashing algorithm, which by today’s standards is considered weak Also, hashing != encryption
    • tempestn 10y ago
      Ahh thanks. I read the email they sent out, which had very similar content, but omitted that bit. Just skimmed the post itself, but obviously missed that key info. Interesting that they don't include strengthening their encryption (ok, hashing) in the list of steps they plan to take, but presumably they will.
      • runesoerensen 10y ago
        From the same incident report: When users reset their password, we’re going to be hashing it with the bcrypt algorithm with a strong cost value.
        • tempestn 10y ago
          My god, I swear they're ninja editing the thing on me! I'm really not normally someone to comment before RTFA. Thanks for patiently leading me through it. :P