Plentyof Fish.com Hacked, Blames Messenger
Summary: Hackers breached PlentyOfFish.com's database, exposing personal and password information on nearly 30 million users, according to Krebs on Security, which confirmed the flaw after an Argentinian hacker named Chris "Ch" Russo read back the reporter's own registration details from a test account. POF founder Markus Frind said the company closed the hole and reset all user passwords, but the site appeared to store passwords in plain text and emailed them in the clear.
Bottom line: Nearly 30 million users' credentials sat in a database stored in plain text, and the company's response was to imply the reporter was part of an extortion plot rather than answer questions about the incident.
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