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[PSA] Quora has been compromised - 100 million accounts affected - GA < 6h

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UltraMaster

Just a heads up if you're using Quora.

For approximately 100 million Quora users, the following information may have been compromised:

  • Account information, e.g. name, email address, encrypted password (hashed using bcrypt with a salt that varies for each user), data imported from linked networks when authorized by users
  • Public content and actions, e.g. questions, answers, comments, upvotes
  • Non-public content and actions, e.g. answer requests, downvotes, direct messages (note that a low percentage of Quora users have sent or received such messages)

Data Hacker: Initiation giveaway included.

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canderstillsewin

I feel like these kind of news posts should be accompanied by giveaways for Uplink/Hacknet lol.

Anyway, thanks for the heads-up.

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UltraMaster

Good idea. Added a 0CV for me, Data Hacker: Initiation, giveaway that is perfect for this PSA.

5 years ago
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canderstillsewin

Thanks, that's very generous of you.

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UltraMaster

No problem. The name fits perfectly though: Data Hacker: Initiation, LOL.

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pb1

Next time it will be Data Hacker: Reboot

5 years ago
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UltraMaster

No, to preserve the timeline, it should be Data Hacker: Corruption first :)

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Satsuz

I have an account there that I've only really used for reading, and I log in through a connected Google account instead of with a username and password. What kind of data is "imported from linked networks", exactly? I haven't been able to find much detailing this.

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Satsuz

Sounds like not very much, then. Good, that's a relief. Can't exactly change the password on a Quora account with no password.

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kbronct

Interesting. I subscribed there 1 month ago

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PoulpeP

Just occasionally went on it without an account to check ridiculous questions, tbh ._.

Like a... a fancier Yahoo Answers XD

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MtvYoloSwag

Like everybody else posting here, I too only had an account just for reading.
If there's any questions posted by my account about weird sores on my butt or how to talk to the girl that works at my local starbucks, it must have been the hackers.

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UltraMaster

GA: 20 hours remaining

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