| Mike DePaulo on 7 Jan 2016 08:40:48 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Time Warner and Linode report possible password breaches |
Thanks, On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Justin Reans <jreans@gmail.com> wrote: > This article was just published today, and mentions Linode, which is asking > users to update their Linode passwords ASAP. See links below. > > Original story: > http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/time-warner-and-linode-report-possible-password-breaches/ > > Linode response: > https://linode.statuspage.io/incidents/ghdlhfnfngnh They state "securely hashed passwords". However, they did not explicitly state whether they are salted or what hashing algorithm is used. > "Effective immediately, Linode Manager passwords have been expired. You will > be prompted to set a new password on your next login. We regret this > inconvenience, however this is a necessary precaution." -Mike ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug