Data hoarding site LeakedSource could make hacking easier
A site that's been warning the public about data breaches might actually be doing more harm than good.
Enter LeakedSource, a giant repository online that can potentially make hacking easier. Your email address and the associated Internet accounts -- including the passwords -- is probably in it.
In fact, the giant repository is made up of stolen databases taken from LinkedIn, Myspace, Dropbox, and thousands of other sites. It bills itself as a data breach monitoring site and for months now, it's been collecting details on hacks, both old and new, and alerting the media about them. But the repository also features something that might be illegal: a search function that can look up all the stolen information. It’s also why LeakedSource is probably becoming a tool for novice hackers.
