We’ve seen a lot of data breaches lately, but this is one worth giving your undivided attention. On Monday, the question and answer site Quora announced that a third-party was able to gain access to virtually every data point the company keeps on 100 million users. Even if you don’t recall having a Quora account, you might want to make sure.
We’ve seen a lot of data breaches lately, but this is one worth giving your undivided attention. On Monday, the question and answer site Quora announced that a third-party was able to gain access to virtually every data point the company keeps on 100 million users. Even if you don’t recall having a Quora account, you might want to make sure.
In a blog post, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo explained that the company first noticed the data breach on Friday and has since enlisted independent security researchers to help investigate what happened and mitigate the damage. D’Angelo said that affected users should be receiving an email that explains the situation, but if you have a Quora account, it’s probably a good idea to go ahead and change your password—especially if you reuse passwords.
