On the same day, the website was also hit by DDoS attack
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Hundreds Of Thousands Hit In Racing Post Password Breach
Site editor says number of affected users in password breach will be in the six figure region
MacRumors Hack Affects 860k Users
Apple gossip site says protection around the passwords might not stop them being brute forced
Google Suspends iOS Authenticator As It Wipes Data
Authenticator update wipes account settings, causing plenty of bother for users
Foxtons Probes ‘Leak’ Of 10k Customer Logins
Foxtons isn't offering comment on the possible leak, but has told customers it is investigating the matter
Mozilla Expands Persona For Online Authentication
Mozilla expands its password-slaying website authentication service, dubbed 'Persona'
Ubuntu Forums Hack Exposes 1.8m Accounts
Canonical advises members to change their passwords as soon as possible
Google’s Motorola Proposes Tattoos And Pills To Replace Passwords
Regina Dugan, head of research at Motorola, puts forward some radical solutions to the world's password problems,
Drupal.org Gets Hacked, Resets All User Passwords
Hackers compromise the open source platform
Yahoo Japan Warns 22m Customers Over ID Theft
Yahoo admits a hack of its infrastructure, although passwords remain safe
Password Reuse Risk After LivingSocial Breach
Security experts are warning users about the dangers of password reuse after the LivingSocial database breach
GCHQ Security Gaffe: Spooks Send Passwords In Plain Text
Intelligence agency criticised for rookie error
RSA 2013: RSA Makes ‘Giant Leap’ In Authentication
RSA adds Big Data to the authentication equation
Weak Passwords To Be Major Security Risk In 2013
Two security firms predict that targeted attacks and weak passwords will be the security issues to watch in 2013
Skype Rushes To Fix Password Reset Foul-Up
Skype issues fix after a remarkably simple hack is exposed
Twitter Password Reset Gaffe Scares Users
Twitter sends password resets out to too many people
RSA 2012: RSA Launches Protection Against “Smash And Grab” Password Theft
RSA looks to innovate in password security, but gets put down by one of its former employees
IEEE Fesses Up To 100k Password Leak
Concerns over why IEEE was storing passwords in plain text and leaving them open to anyone for a month
Tesco Pledges To Fix Web Security Flaws
TechWeekEurope pressure pays off as Tesco says it will fix issues, but given there are so many, which ones will it address?
R00tbeer Hackers Hit Philips
This time, it’s the Dutch electronics giant that pays for bad security practices
ICO Probes Tesco Security Issues
Tesco now facing pressure from the data protection watchdog
Tesco Security: Very Little Help!
Tesco ignores the advice of TechWeekEurope and security researchers, making it unsafe to shop on Tesco.com, warns Tom Brewster
Blizzard Hacked And Scrambled Passwords Leaked
Passwords have been compromised but World of Warcraft creator took precautions to protect user accounts
Tesco Slammed For ‘Ignoring’ Security Failures
Tesco not living by 'every little helps' motto as researcher claims it is guilty of numerous security sins
All Hail The Death Of Usernames And Passwords
Brian Spector, CEO of cloud security vendor CertiVox, says the traditional user login is gasping its last breath
Illegal Data Trade Grows Massively In 2012
Experian finds the illegal data trade market has doubled in size already in 2012, compared with 2011 figures
Yahoo Fixes Password-Hack Security Glitch
Yahoo has fixed the vulnerability that allowed hackers to compromise 450,000 passwords, and has offered more details on who is affected
Leaked Yahoo Passwords ‘Mostly Invalid’
Leaked file was an old one says Yahoo. But why wasn't it encrypted?
TechRadar Password Database Hacked
Tech site closes forums after passwords are stolen - but where they encrypted or not?
LinkedIn Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over Password Breach
LinkedIn is facing legal action over the big password breach, but says lawyers are just trying to exploit the situation