DE Gamigo 2012 Hacking (Q14538)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | DE Gamigo 2012 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2012
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At least 8.2 million user credentials have been compromised from gaming website Gamigo and then dumped online, a hacker news site reportede Tuesday. The Hacker News said the compromised usernames, emails and encrypted passwords included three million from the US, 2.4 million from Germany and 1.3 million from France. Its the largest leak Ive ever actually seen. When this breach originally happened, the data wasnt released, so it wasnt a big concern. Now eight million email addresses and passwords have been online, live data for any hacker to see, it quoted PwnedList founder Steve Thomas as saying. Gamigos hack was the latest in a series of attacks against other sites including LinkedIn, eHarmony, Last.fm, Yahoo, Android Forums, Formspring, and Nvidia. As early as March 1, Gamigo sent out a (English)
