{"id":1588,"date":"2009-12-17T16:19:57","date_gmt":"2009-12-17T21:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hostingdiscussion.com\/blog\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2024-07-30T23:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T23:53:12","slug":"rockyou-security-breach-results-in-32-million-exposed-user-credentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/rockyou-security-breach-results-in-32-million-exposed-user-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"RockYou security breach results in 32 million exposed user credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big news this week &#8211; the website of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockyou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">RockYou<\/a> was breached. As a result, 32 million user login credentials were exposed to hackers. Log-in information for applications on partner sites were not affected. Users are advised to change their passwords for their online accounts including email if they use the same information. 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