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Last.fm has security breach, passwords leaked

article published on 7 June, 2012

The music streaming site Last.fm is looking into a recent security breach in which some user passwords were leaked. Last.fm is just the latest in a string of major password leaks, starting with LinkedIn and eHarmony earlier this week. It is unclear if all three are connected. The company did not give an exact figure of users compromised, just saying "a small fraction" of their 40 million ... [ read the full article ]

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_ 		7. June 2012 @ 20:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wish we could have a system to check who was compromised by entering an email, it's unfortunate because most people will say "it's not me, I don't have to worry." but a majority of us know better, and change it anyways.
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JST1946
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_ 		7. June 2012 @ 21:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It seems like it is getting to be a trend here lately.What in the world is going on?Looks like pretty soon we will be going back to using snail mail for everything.
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_ 		8. June 2012 @ 10:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by JST1946:
 It seems like it is getting to be a trend here lately.What in the world is going on?Looks like pretty soon we will be going back to using snail mail for everything.
It's certainly beginning to feel like that. At least they'll have to literally break into your house or hold you at gun point to get your information. [in a manner of speaking]
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_ 		8. June 2012 @ 11:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you don't use any global passwords, having your Last.fm account compromised isn't quite as big of a deal compared to having your bank account password stolen. Unless you have a paid subscription you're not really gonna lose much, other than a bunch of scrobbles.
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