Question and answer website Quora reported security breach, with malicious third party gaining access to one of its systems which affected 100 million users

Briefing

Question and answer website Quora reported security breach, with malicious third party gaining access to one of its systems which affected 100 million users

December 24, 2018

Briefing
  • Data Breach – Question and answer website Quora reported that malicious third party may have had access to one of its systems, with data of 100 million users compromised
  • Affected Data – Includes account information (e.g. names, email addresses and encrypted passwords), public content (e.g. questions, answers, and comments) and nonpublic content (e.g. downvotes and direct messages)
  • Actions Taken – Include notifying users, invalidating their passwords, working with law enforcement officials, as well as investigating with internal and external experts on how it happened

Accelerator
Cybersecurity

Sector
Information Technology

Organization
Quora Inc.

Source

Original Publication Date
December 4, 2018

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