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Database Leak Exposes 3.3 Million Hello Kitty Fans (csoonline.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the herding-kitties dept.

itwbennett writes: "A database for sanriotown.com, the official online community for Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters, has been discovered online by researcher Chris Vickery," writes CSO's Steve Ragan, who was contacted about the leak Saturday evening. The database houses 3.3 million accounts containing records including first and last names, email addresses, unsalted SHA-1 password hashes, password hint questions and their corresponding answers, along with other information. The database also has ties to a number of other Hello Kitty portals.

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  1. Super Happy Security Breach Error Get! by carlhaagen · · Score: 5, Funny

    =(^.^)= Kawaiiiii!

  2. Re:The question is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What website is there with security that can't be penetrated?

    I pen-tested a website for a celibacy group and didn't find any holes.

  3. I have a great idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Step 1. Lay off the sysadmin, the DBA, the network admin, and the developer

    Step 2. Hire a "full stack developer" and pay him one below-market salary to do 4 peoples' jobs at once

    Step 3. ???

    Step 4: PROFIT!!!

  4. Re:Slashdotters live in terror... by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was just going to say, hackers will be taking a page out of Ashley Madison:

    "If you don't want your friends to know of your 'Hello Kitty' purchases, transfer $10,000 to this account in the Bahamas..."