But why?
no idea
but google cache is being shut down, then google announces they’ll be participating with IA.
now this.
really not a good time in history for our ability to easily document web history to be getting messed with.
I feel like google cache has been gone for years. Remember when you could choose to see the cached version of almost any site that came up in your search results? I want to have nice things again.
Yeah, Google Cache does seem like it has been gone for years. I can’t even recall the last time I was able to use it.
if assholes are willing to ransom a pediatric burns hospital for money, they would have the required lack of empathy to attack the IA.
Horrible people like to see the greatest things humanity has ever done burn to the ground. That’s my guess.
I mean in terms of a hacking accomplishment, it’s like you beat up a disabled person. 😐
Friendly reminder: If you haven’t diversified your passwords yet, get a password manger and do it!
Its not an if someone gets hacks, its when.
I don’t know if this hack included any user and password, but if it did, they will try the combo on other sites.
KeePassXC, works great but you are responsible for your own file and syncing it between devices. (I use syncthing, but a cloud drive is a viable sync method, its all encyptyed) (iOS options limited)
Bitwarden, great if you don’t want to worry about the file and everything syncs on its own. (There is a self hosted version, if you prefer).
Avoid anything paid or tied to a major corporation, they have proven time and again they cn not be trusted to keep our data safe.
I’m using 1Password and have been happy using it. Any reason not to use it, aside from not being open source?
For something that literally holds all your credentials, just it being closed source should be enough of a concern.
You’re trusting a third party to store, protect and not loose your passwords behind a vault you never see.
Google had messed up pretty bad a few months ago. Last pass has had issues. I’m unaware of 1pass having issues, but I don’t exactly pay close attentions. https://www.keepersecurity.com/blog/2024/08/01/google-password-manager-loses-millions-of-passwords/
These days its not if something bad happens, its when and how bad.
Keeping your database private, also reduces the risk of random attacks a lot. If you’re passwords aren’t part of a big data leak, they can’t use them. Hackers are after the big payouts or the easy payouts. They’re less likely to spend a lot time trying to crack your one database, when they can move on to the next guy who keeps them all in a word doc.
If you do have reason to keep using 1pass for whatever reason, be it convince or lack of time to switch, I highly recommend at least getting your important (email, bank, etc) passwords duplicated to something like Keepass (back that file up too) so if/when 1pass ever looses your passwords, you at least have a solid starting point for recovery. Its also good way to familiarize/try out a few options with out dedicating to a full switch.
And if self hosting bitwarden seems tough, look at vaultwarden instead. It’s a one-container all in one bitwarden-compatible container.
They only got salted hashes AFAIK. Still it is absolutely good advice to use a password manager.
What user data do people have on ia?
Haven’t looked much into the breach, but probably the biggest issue is passwords. If unencrypted, and a user uses the same generic password for their email or bank or whatever, that possess a serious concern.
This highlights the importance of not reusing passwords
Edit: looks like passwords were hashed with bcrypt, which is really quite excellent. Very unlikely anybody is getting actual passwords from this leak.
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Rainbows tables are mostly irrelevant lately. Well at least if u follow proper salt and proper reccommendationa.
Which bcrypt does, since it generates a unique salt per-password.
I’d hope that passwords would be unencrypted, really they should be hashed ;)
fucking edgelords… IA has trouble staying on its feet without this sorta crap.
this has “kicking puppies for palestine” energy - not sure where I’ve read this but it’s an apt analogy.
