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hummer
on Jan 16, 2012
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Zappos.com customer database compromised
Good thing they didn't store passwords in clear-text!
getsat
on Jan 16, 2012
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That doesn't mean they're not using a bad (i.e., fast) hashing algorithm.
wahnfrieden
on Jan 16, 2012
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Or that they're not using reversible encryption.
nikcub
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a lot of poor hash/encryption implementations are close enough to plaintext.
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