Database leak? Receiving e-mail spam to address exclusively used on Bitcointalk

CC23

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Quote from: steven0021 on November 05, 2016, 11:42:16 AM

Old news. There was a hack last year and a hacker got some parts of the forum's data. It has been floating around the internet for a while now.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/database-leaked-1642823

Thanks for the link, must have gone over my head back then.

steven0021

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Experientia docet

Quote from: CC23 on November 05, 2016, 11:36:46 AM

I started receiving e-mail spam to a unique randomly generated mail address that I have only used to register on Bitcointalk. Since my address is set to private ("hide from public"), the database / server might have a security problem somewhere. Admins, could you please check if there's been any suspicious activity?
Does anyone else have evidence for a possible data leak?

Old news. There was a hack last year and a hacker got quite a huge chunk (if not all) of the forum's database. It has been floating around the internet for a while now.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/database-leaked-1642823

Shiroslullaby

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Someone tried to reset the password on my Facebook account yesterday, the same email is used to register on this forum.
Could be a total coincidence but if other users are experiencing the same thing its worth looking into at least.

CC23

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I started receiving e-mail spam to a unique randomly generated mail address that I have only used to register on Bitcointalk. Since my address is set to private ("hide from public"), the database / server might have a security problem somewhere. Admins, could you please check if there's been any suspicious activity?
Does anyone else have evidence for a possible data leak?

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