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Reddit Was Hacked. Here's How to Learn if You Were Affected.

Reddit Was Hacked. Here's How to Learn if You Were Affected. h1717

By Hamza Shaban, The Washington Post | Updated: 2 August 2018 10:25 IST

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Reddit announced on Wednesday that a hacker broke into its computer systems in June, gaining access to the email addresses of some of its s and a database of names from 2007. v1d5s

The company did not say how many s may have been affected. But those affected will soon receive a message from Reddit alerting them of the intrusion, the company said. The 2007 database contained names, email addresses, Reddit posts and private messages. Reddit said it is resetting s on these early s in which the log-in credentials may still be working. s who signed up after 2007 were not affected by this part of the data breach.

The hacker also accessed Reddit logs that contained email digests sent between June 3 and June 17. The digests are short selections of popular posts recommended to s based on the subreddits they subscribe to. But the logs also connected names with their associated email address. Reddit said that if a doesn't have an email address tied to their or had selected not to receive email digests, then they are not affected by this aspect of the breach. Otherwise, the company recommends that s search their inboxes for emails sent by [email protected] between June 3 and June 17 to learn if they were affected.

For s whose credentials were compromised, Reddit will force a reset. Those s are also encouraged to think about whether they use that on other sites. And for s whose email addresses were accessed through the email digest, Reddit said, "think about whether there's anything on your Reddit that you wouldn't want associated back to that address." The company also included instructions for s to remove their Reddit data.

The attack began after hackers targeted some Reddit employees between June 14 and June 18, compromising their s with Reddit's cloud and source code hosting vendors, the company said. Reddit discovered the intrusion on June 19.

Reddit says the attacker could only access and read some of its systems that contained backup data and source code. The company said that since the intrusion it has bolstered its monitoring systems and has reported the breach to law enforcement, which is investigating.

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