No system is breach-proof; security breaches happen. We as engineers should strive to reduce the break-ins and diligently push for high standards nevertheless.

No system is breach-proof; security breaches happen. We as engineers should strive to reduce the break-ins and diligently push for high standards nevertheless. Having said that, this is pretty much a perfect response to the situation. 1. Quick turnaround from the breach to the announcement 2. Concise description of what happened 3. Owning the mistake 4. Update of their mitigation 5. Promise to follow up & actionable items. 6. Additional technical detail for more interested: https://help.quora.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020212652 https://help.quora.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020212652 It sucks that this happened, but for that alone I'd like to applaud Quora team. Yes, it would've been great if they didn't have to force me to sign up from the first place. It would've been great if this breach has never happened. But for the context, they're handling the issue as well as possible.