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Hackers Smuggle Millions Of Minecraft Passwords Hackers take millions of Minecraft passwords 29 April 2016 Hackers have stolen login details for more than seven million users of the Minecraft site Lifeboat. Lifeboat lets players run servers for customised, multiplayer maps for the smartphone version of Minecraft. Evidence suggests that stolen information, including email addresses and passwords, is being sold by websites that sell hacker files. Analyses show that passwords were not adequately secured which allowed attackers to easily gain access to them. Minimise damage Troy Hunt, an independent security expert, was informed regarding the breach. He claimed he obtained the list from a person who deals with stolen credentials. He was informed by a number of individuals that the information was being distributed through dark web sites. Mr. Hunt said the data was stolen in early 2016 but the breach has only recently been made public. Passwords for Lifeboat accounts were hacked, he said, but the algorithm used offered little security. Hashing is a method of encryption that encrypts passwords in order to make it difficult to read in case the data gets lost. He said that a Google search for a hashed passcode would typically return the exact plain text value. Presta live Popular cracking tools could help automate and speed up this process, he said. "A large portion of these passwords will be converted to plain text in a short period of time," he said in a blogpost about the breach. This often lead to other security problems the expert said, as many people re-use passwords so the discovery of one password can lead attackers to compromise accounts on different websites. In a statement given to Motherboard, Lifeboat said it had taken action to mitigate the damage. "When this happened January in the beginning, we decided that the best option for our players was to silently request a password reset without letting the hackers know they had a limited time to act," it told the news site adding that it was now using stronger hashing algorithms. It stated: "We have not received any reports of anyone being hurt due to this." Mr Hunt was unhappy with the company for "quietly" forcing the password reset saying this policy left him "speechless". He suggested that Lifeboat could have been more proactive in advising users so they could quickly modify passwords if they were used on other websites. "How can we minimize the damage to our customers?" is the first thing that any company should consider following an incident such as this. He said. Minecraft leaps into virtual reality 28 April 2016 Beautiful People data available online 26 April 2016 An estate agent is looking for Minecraft builders 30 March 2016 Minecraft to help AI 14 March 2016
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