{"id":14273,"date":"2018-08-07T16:44:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T23:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/?p=14273"},"modified":"2021-01-04T11:50:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:50:42","slug":"reddit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/reddit\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacker Infiltrated Reddit and Exposed Significant Sensitive Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\">Reddit, the discussion forum and content aggregator, is one of the latest victims to suffer a major data breach. According to reports, an unknown hacker was able to infiltrate the network and steal significant user data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\">Reddit released their report stating that the hacker retrieved current email addresses of their users, a 2007 data back up that contained email addresses and passwords of it users at that time, as well as read-only access to some of its systems that contained its users&#8217; backup data, source code, internal logs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\">The hacker was able to expose Reddit by accessing a couple of Reddit&#8217;s employees accounts through their cloud and hosting provider. Reflecting a man-in-the-middle style attack, the hacker was able to intercept text messages that were meant to be sent to the employees with a 2 factor authentication code.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\">It&#8217;s worth noting that had Reddit had a cyber insurance policy in place, it\u2019s likely that they would be protected from business interruption, potential financial loss, as well as additional expenses associated with this cyber attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"mentions-texteditor__highlight\" data-id=\"urn:li:company:6624379\" data-mentionworkflowid=\"1sMTM6aJTZatL2YxkToZTw==\">Evolve MGA<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;offers cyber insurance that covers policyholders in the event their cloud data is hacked, lost, or stolen. Get appointed with our cyber insurance specialists for a <a href=\"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/free-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FREE Quote<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\">If you&#8217;d like to read more about this significant data breach, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2018\/08\/hack-reddit-account.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reddit, the discussion forum and content aggregator, is one of the latest victims to suffer a major data breach. 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