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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by jwr on Monday December 03, 2018 @08:50PM (#18595176)
Still, I would have thought it is good practice to notify your users if you leak their data to thieves. Quora did the right thing and should be applauded.

As a counterexample, it seems that Newegg had a massive breach (thieves installed JavaScript that skimmed credit card numbers for weeks) in August, and even though my credit card was likely stolen, I hever heard about it from Newegg.

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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by bigtunacan on Monday December 03, 2018 @10:08PM (#18595763)
Not sure why you didn't hear from Newegg, but they did send out a mass email notification with details of the breach.
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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by mtone on Monday December 03, 2018 @11:46PM (#18596361)
I somehow got their email a week or so after the event, and after my card's fraud prevention called for suspicious activity, reverted the transactions and cancelled my card. The bank official was not aware of the leak.
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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by jwr on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @04:45PM (#18603860)
They did? I never got anything from them. And I was definitely within the time window.
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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by monetus on Monday December 03, 2018 @09:14PM (#18595394)
How did you find out they did that? Just following tech news?
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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by jwr on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @04:45PM (#18603854)
Yes, see for example https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/19/newegg-credit-card-data-br...
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