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HU - that time of year again, Change Passwords at DA

patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
edited December 1969 in The Commons

Don't know how many accounts were touched, but when checking the account today there was this nice little note to change the password.
Breach was from another website, don't know which one.

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  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,263
    edited December 1969

    I didn't have a change of password notice

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,997
    edited December 1969

    Frank0314 said:
    I didn't have a change of password notice

    Nor I. Maybe I'll logout and back in to check.
  • cwichuracwichura Posts: 1,042
    edited December 1969

    It's the Adobe breach. They've done the same thing a few other vendors (like Evernote) have done which is download the breached Adobe file and look to see if your account is registered with an email address found in the Adobe file. If it is, they give you a warning suggesting you change your password (since many people are stupid and use the same password on multiple sites). If you don't have an Adobe account, or you use a different password for Adobe than you do anywhere else (such as at dA), then you don't need to worry about it.

  • Pixel8tedPixel8ted Posts: 593
    edited December 2013

    cwichura said:
    It's the Adobe breach. They've done the same thing a few other vendors (like Evernote) have done which is download the breached Adobe file and look to see if your account is registered with an email address found in the Adobe file. If it is, they give you a warning suggesting you change your password (since many people are stupid and use the same password on multiple sites). If you don't have an Adobe account, or you use a different password for Adobe than you do anywhere else (such as at dA), then you don't need to worry about it.

    You'll get more than that...

    Mine was one of the accounts that was suspected of being breached. Never had any charges charged to by account. I got an email from Adobe stating that a whole bunch of accounts were breached and mine was suspected of being of of them and if it was they'll send further information. So, what you get if they suspect your account is included in the "encrypted" info that was lifted is a written snail mail letter was Adobe along with a code for a identity theft protection service which must be activated before a given date in February. They also recommend using credit reports. I believe, it said in the letter you can pull three for free in a cycle from the various credit reporting agencies. They also notify your bank. My bank sent me a notice it was invalidating my debit card on a set date and reissuing a new one based on the breach. Luckily, I got my new debit card before they invalidated my old debit card. I also had to change my Adobe ID password and was urged if using that one anywhere else to change those as well.

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  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
    edited December 1969

    Thanks, that explains the note then. Was tagged by the Adobe breach too.

  • Pixel8tedPixel8ted Posts: 593
    edited December 1969

    Patience55 said:
    Thanks, that explains the note then. Was tagged by the Adobe breach too.

    Thanks for posting this. I also had the notice at DA. I wouldn't have seen the password change request over there if you hadn't posted here.

  • JGreenleesJGreenlees Posts: 2,249
    edited December 1969

    Actually it was facebook and yahoo. If you got the message on da then you need to change your passwords because yours was identified as being posted online

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213846

  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
    edited December 1969

    Well I'm not on Facebook ... but many are and I suspect that their statement probably has a lot of merit.

    Facebook highlighted that it was not at fault, and that this security risk was due to infected user machines.
  • FremmenFremmen Posts: 14
    edited December 1969

    Can someone tell me what DA is?

  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
    edited December 1969

    Fremmen said:
    Can someone tell me what DA is?

    Major website where many here display their artwork and/or shares.
    DeviantArt

  • FremmenFremmen Posts: 14
    edited December 1969

    Thanks, I know the site just have not seen it called it that, in that way.

  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
    edited December 1969

    Okay. Don't recall where I first saw it referred to as DA but late at night it's easier to spell ;-)

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