Reddit hack exposes old private messages

The internet is forever, and, yes, that apparently includes your old Reddit private messages.  

The so-called front page of the internet today announced that it suffered a hack in June, and, as a result, Reddit private messages from 2005 to 2007 are now in the hands of the as-of-yet unknown culprits. 

That’s right, your finely aged secret memes are on the loose. Oh, and also your email addresses and account credentials. 

“A complete copy of an old database backup containing very early Reddit user data — from the site’s launch in 2005 through May 2007 [was accessed],” explains a statement from the company. “In Reddit’s first years it had many fewer features, so the most significant data contained in this backup are account credentials (username + salted hashed passwords), email addresses, and all content (mostly public, but also private messages) from way back then.” Read more…

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