kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoRoku got hackedwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squaremisspacfic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agowelp, just changed my password to something ridiculous, good looking out.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoYou weren’t at risk unless you regularly re-use passwords.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWasn’t their Roku account at risk?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoOnly if they reused passwords. Roku didn’t get hacked. Bad actors used credentials leaked in other hacks to gain access to accounts that use the same password everywhere.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI understand that. So can I assume Roku forced everyone to change their password then?
welp, just changed my password to something ridiculous, good looking out.
You weren’t at risk unless you regularly re-use passwords.
Wasn’t their Roku account at risk?
Only if they reused passwords. Roku didn’t get hacked.
Bad actors used credentials leaked in other hacks to gain access to accounts that use the same password everywhere.
I understand that. So can I assume Roku forced everyone to change their password then?