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AOL traces mystery spam flood to security breach; passwords and more stolen |
April 28, 2014
AOL is asking users to reset their passwords as it investigates a recent flurry of spam e-mails.According to Reuters, the uptick in AOL spam is related to a security breach that affected roughly 2 percent of users. Hackers made off with e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, encrypted passwords, and encrypted security questions. AOL says it's still investigating the matter in conjunction with federal employees.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2148523/aol-traces-mystery-spam-to-security-breach.html#tk.rss_all
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