ATTN: change your Tumblr password *now*
tl;dr: Tumblr had a huge data breach. Change your password. If you use the same email/pwd combo anywhere else, change that too.
Details: I'm signed up to a security mailing list haveibeenpwned.com, which is a free hack alert service. This morning it's emailed me the following:
"In early 2013, tumbl suffered a data breach, which resulted in the exposure of over 65 million accounts. The data was later put up for sale on a dark market website and included email addresses and passwords stored as a salted SHA1 hashes. ... Whilst the breach occurred in February 2013, sometimes there can be a lengthy lead time of months or even years before the data is disclosed publicly."
So basically, yeah, password change o'clock. Use secure passwords, preferably meaningful phrases, and don't repeat them.
Re: ATTN: change your Tumblr password *now*
Thanks for the heads up!
Bumping this to make sure that it is seen.
Re: ATTN: change your Tumblr password *now*