Scribd Hacked, Some Users' Passwords Possibly Compromised
In a security announcement published on Wednesday, the popular digital documents library Scribd revealed that its Operations team uncovered and blocked suspicious activity on its network. It appears the attackers were after the email addresses and passwords of Scribd users.
The service’s representatives believe that only less than 1% of passwords have potentially been compromised.
Impacted customers have been notified. In addition, Scribd provides a web tool that allows users to check if they’re among those affected by the breach. “Our investigation indicates that no content, payment and sales-related data, or other information were accessed or compromised. We believe the information accessed was limited to general user information, which includes usernames, emails, and encrypted passwords,” Scribd stated.
