Social Network for Activists Resets 18 Million Passwords Following a Security Breach
Care2.com, a social networking website for activists, has decided to reset the account passwords of almost 18 million registered members after hackers gained access to its servers.
The compromise was discovered last Tuesday and, according to the company operating the website, it only affected a limited number of accounts. However, because Care2 was not able to determine the full extent of the breach it has opted to revoke all login credentials.
"To protect Care2 members we are resetting access to all Care2 accounts. The next time you login to Care2, you will be automatically emailed a new password, which will enable you to access your Care2 account as usual," the company said in a statement last week. The identities of the hackers or their reasons for targeting the social networking website are not clear. The only information available at this time is that Care2's servers were attacked from an IP address in Russia.
