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Should probably be noted that this is from the 2012 hack, not a newer one
by SlashmanX 10y ago
Should probably be noted that this is from the 2012 hack, not a newer one
- zaroth 10y agoApparently the source is the 2012 hack, but the release back in 2012 was only 6.5 million accounts. I think this is the first time we are seeing the breach was actually ~20x larger than originally reported. Since the hashing is so weak (unsalted single SHA1) this is a bit of a gold mine for password researchers and crackers building better dictionaries.