Q&A site Quora has a lot to answer for
Quora, a popular members-only question and answer site, has revealed that hackers have stolen the information on 100 million of the site’s users.
In a security update, the site admitted that “a malicious third party” had made unauthorized access into the site. The breach, detected 30 November, is under investigation and in the meantime Quora is prompting all its users to reset their passwords.
Information stolen includes users’ email addresses, passwords, names and any information gleaned from linked social media accounts. In addition, the hackers have knowledge of user activity including questions and answers posted, as well as anything up- or down-voted and any personal messages sent.
