Over 28 million email addresses have been stolen from Latin American social website Taringa . The website claims that the network " suffered an external attack that compromised the security " of their websites . The website has also warned followers to " be wary of any communication that seems to come from Taringa " . additionally , a website that allows paying customers to check whether their details have been compromised via hacked websites , stated that it had deciphered 93 % of the passwords hacked in the attack , adding that passwords were extremely weak .
Over 28 million user records have been stolen from Latin American social website Taringa. The website states that the network "suffered an external attack that compromised the security" of their database. The site has also warned followers to "be wary of any communication that seems to come from Taringa". LeakBase, a company that allows paying customers to check whether their details have been compromised via hacked websites, stated that it had deciphered 93% of the passwords hacked in the attack, adding that passwords were extremely weak.