Quora’s 100-Million‑User Data Breach Drama
Picture this: the knowledge‑sharing giant Quora just spilled the beans on a data breach that could affect up to a hundred million users. That’s a lot of inboxes and a lot of “Who on Earth knows who?”.
So, what’s the scoop?
- Unauthorized intruders got the keys to some user accounts.
- Info at risk includes names, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and even data that was imported from the user‑linked social networks.
- Good news? Quora’s anonymous question and answer threads are safe, no secret society of “Anon” leaked out the content.
- Quora’s owner, Adam D’Angelo, turned to the blogosphere to inform the public— “We’re notifying those whose data fell into the wrong hands.”
- Law enforcement has been roped in; the tactical side is now underway.
Internal Response
Quora is hoisting the security bandwagon hard: they’ve retained a top digital‑forensics powerhouse to sniff out the breach’s origin and to make sure it never fluds up again.
In short, the company is on the case like a detective who just found the missing “who” from the internet’s back‑stage “data” room. The aim? Protect user info and keep the community safe from unauthorized drama.
