Comixology hacked...
03-06-14 | 08:30 AM
#1
Thread Starter
DVD Talk God
Comixology hacked...
Just as a FYI, got this email today:
Dear Comics Reader,
In the course of a recent review and upgrade of our security infrastructure, we determined that an unauthorized individual accessed a database of ours that contained usernames, email addresses, and cryptographically protected passwords.
Payment account information is not stored on our servers.
Even though we store our passwords in protected form, as a precautionary measure we are requiring all users to change their passwords on the comiXology platform and recommend that you promptly change your password on any other website where you use the same or a similar password. You can reset your comiXology.com password here.
We have taken additional steps to strengthen our security procedures and systems, and we will continue to implement improvements on an ongoing basis.
Please note that we will never ask you for personal or account information in an e-mail, so exercise caution if you receive emails that ask for personal information or direct you to a site where you are asked to provide personal information.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]
Sincerely,
ComiXology
In the course of a recent review and upgrade of our security infrastructure, we determined that an unauthorized individual accessed a database of ours that contained usernames, email addresses, and cryptographically protected passwords.
Payment account information is not stored on our servers.
Even though we store our passwords in protected form, as a precautionary measure we are requiring all users to change their passwords on the comiXology platform and recommend that you promptly change your password on any other website where you use the same or a similar password. You can reset your comiXology.com password here.
We have taken additional steps to strengthen our security procedures and systems, and we will continue to implement improvements on an ongoing basis.
Please note that we will never ask you for personal or account information in an e-mail, so exercise caution if you receive emails that ask for personal information or direct you to a site where you are asked to provide personal information.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]
Sincerely,
ComiXology
03-06-14 | 09:37 AM
#2
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: Comixology hacked...
What do you all do for passwords? I know we should be hesitant to discuss such things publicly, but it's a pain in the butt to try to remember 50+ unique passwords. I'm not sure I trust any of the password manager apps either.
03-06-14 | 09:38 AM
#3
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Comixology hacked...
LastPass. I remember one password to get into LastPass (it's a long, complicated one, but super easy for me to remember), and then I use randomly generated passwords for everything. Everything.
I can understand not trusting such a service, but I do trust them.
I can understand not trusting such a service, but I do trust them.
03-06-14 | 12:21 PM
#4
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Comixology hacked...
I use 1Password myself.
03-15-14 | 02:31 PM
#6
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Comixology hacked...
You basically have to use a password manager program and pray it never gets hacked.
For people that don't understand the value in hacking a site like Comixology, the hackers don't care about your digital comic book collections.
They care about gaining the database of passwords and hoping some used them on other popular websites. The people that use one or two passwords for every site are very vulnerable.
For people that don't understand the value in hacking a site like Comixology, the hackers don't care about your digital comic book collections.
They care about gaining the database of passwords and hoping some used them on other popular websites. The people that use one or two passwords for every site are very vulnerable.
