Over 65m Tumblr passwords have been offered on the dark web for $150 (£102), according to Motherboard. "There's been some catalyst that has brought these breaches to light and to see them all fit this mould and appear in such a short period of time, I can't help but wonder if they're perhaps related," Hunt wrote in a blogpost. The site is run by a group of hackers called LulzSec, who are known as “hacktivists” because they target government and corporate websites in an attempt to disrupt them. Tumblr said that the passwords had been 'hashed' and 'salted,' meaning that they are harder, though not impossible, to crack. Users are being advised to set new passwords.
Over 65m Tumblr passwords have been offered on the dark web for $150 (£102), according to Motherboard. The site is run by a group of hackers called LulzSec, who are known as “hacktivists” because they target government and corporate websites in an attempt to disrupt them. Tumblr said that the passwords had been 'hashed' and 'salted,' meaning that they are harder, though not impossible, to crack. Users are being advised to set new passwords.