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VerticalScope Hack Exposes 45M Passwords
- The Next Web, Thursday, June 16, 2016 4:58 AM
Canadian company VerticalScope has been hacked into, and 45 million records from its network of more than 1,100 websites and forums has been stolen. The company operates a number of website including: AutoGuide.com, Motorcycle.com, Boat.com, TennisUniverse.com, PetGuide.com and Mothering.com.The company is still investigating the break in but said that the data breach likely involves usernames, user IDs, email addresses, and encrypted passwords.
