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“Words with Friends” game database HACKED! 218+ Million users data affected from Data Breach

 
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10/01/2019 12:19 PM

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“Words with Friends” game database HACKED! 218+ Million users data affected from Data Breach
A hacker has claimed responsibility for a massive breach of the popular mobile game Words With Friends, saying more than 218 million account logins and associated data have been stolen. The hacker, known as Gnosticplayers, told The Hacker News that the data comes from Android and iOS versions of the game, and includes everything from names and email addresses, to hashed passwords, phone numbers, and Facebook identification...
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Statement from the owner of the “game”:

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Cyber attacks are one of the unfortunate realities of doing business today. We recently discovered that certain player account information may have been illegally accessed by outside hackers. An investigation was immediately commenced, leading third-party forensics firms were retained to assist, and we have contacted law enforcement.

While the investigation is ongoing, we do not believe any financial information was accessed. However, we have identified account login information for certain players of Draw Something and Words With Friends that may have been accessed. As a precaution, we have taken steps to protect these users’ accounts from invalid logins. We plan to further notify players as the investigation proceeds.

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Re: “Words with Friends” game database HACKED! 218+ Million users data affected from Data Breach
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Re: “Words with Friends” game database HACKED! 218+ Million users data affected from Data Breach
What's the point of having computers anymore...nothing but fucking issues and problems every day all day. It's a fucking JOKE!





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