BitTorrent has warned users of its uTorrent client to change their passwords after a third-party breach allowed hackers to walk off with a list of its forum users.
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BitTorrent Forum Hacked; Change your Password Immediately
If you are a torrent lover and have registered on BitTorrent community forum website, then you may have had your personal details compromised, along with your hashed passwords.
The BitTorrent team has announced that its community forums have been hacked, which exposed private information of hundreds of thousands of its users.
As of now, BitTorrent is the most visited torrent client around
BitTorrent Patch Throttles Reflective DDoS Attacks
BitTorrent today announced that a patch has been rolled out in the libuTP protocol used by many of its clients, fixing a vulnerability that allows attackers to carry out distributed reflective denial of service attacks.
Using BitTorrent Vulnerabilities to Launch Distributed Reflective DoS Attacks
Researchers warn several BitTorrent protocols can be leveraged to carry out distributed reflective denial of service (DRoS) attacks.
BitTorrent Vulnerability Can Be Exploited for DDoS Attacks
BitTorrent is extremely popular – be it because it is just a great tool to get your programs and other files distributed or because of other less legal reasons.
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BitTorrent family susceptible to DRDoS attacks
A new study shows that applications belonging to the BitTorrent family are vulnerable to DRDoS attacks.
The post BitTorrent family susceptible to DRDoS attacks appeared first on We Live Security.
Sony hacking: were PlayStation servers used to spread stolen data?
Following the release of confidential documents and four unreleased films, as reported by We Live Security here, the bad news for Sony continued as it was reported that the company’s own PlayStation servers were used to distribute the stolen data, The Independent reports.
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