170m passwords stolen in Zynga hack, monitor says

170m passwords stolen in Zynga hack, monitor says

  • More than 170m usernames and passwords were stolen from the company behind Words With Friends in a hack this year, according to a breach monitoring site.
  • According to Have I Been Pwned, a monitoring site that warns internet users if their personal details have been stolen in data breaches, the information accessed by the hacker included email addresses, usernames and passwords stored in securely.

    The Guardian – Alex Hern | December 19, 2019