Website comments provider Disqus has revealed details of a data breach in 2012 that exposed SHA-1 users' data. Australian security expert Troy Hunt detected the breach, with Disqus taking slightly less than 24 hours to rectify the vulnerability and contact affected customers once notified. Data lost included usernames, email addresses and login date details. The company is still investigating the breach, but said no evidence of unauthorised logins using the stolen data has emerged.
Website comments provider Disqus has revealed details of a data breach in 2012 that exposed approximately 17.5 million users' data. Australian security expert Troy Hunt detected the breach, with Disqus taking slightly less than 24 hours to rectify the vulnerability and contact affected customers once notified. Data lost included usernames, email addresses and login date details. The company is still investigating the breach, but said no evidence of unauthorised logins using the stolen data has emerged.