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slig
on June 6, 2012
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6.5 Million LinkedIn Password Hashes Leaked
Google once forced a password reset for emails/passwords that leaked from a bitcoin forum.
kristofferR
on June 6, 2012
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That's easy to do it you have the email addresses, but impossible to do if you only have the SHA-1 hash, as in this case (unless you're also using unsalted SHA-1 hashes, which is a much bigger issue by itself).
slig
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Yes, it's technically easy, but it shows everyone how much Google cares.
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