A few days ago, it was revealed that a popular commenting system used by many websites called Disqus was breached in 2012, compromising the information of over 17.5 million users. Apparently, it went unnoticed for 5 years until this past Thursday when the incident was discovered by an independent security researcher. It is likely that the information obtained (including SHA-1 hashed passwords) could be used in social engineering attacks on certain users. Disqus has made several security upgrades in the years since, including switching to a more secure password hashing algorithm, but this story is still developing as their investigation into the incident continues.
https://thehackernews.com/2017/10/disqus-comment-system-hacked.html
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