Umphandi wokhuseleko uTroy Hunt wongeze amagama abasebenzisi avuzayo kunye namagama ayimfihlo kwiwebhusayithi ye-rap ye-rap ye-DatPiff ukuba ndibe ndiPwned. NgoNovemba, idatha evela kwi-7.5 yezigidi zamalungu avele kwiforum ye-hacker.
Oko UHunt ubhala kuTwitter. Ayicacanga ncam ukuba ulwaphulo lwedatha lwenzekile nini, kodwa amagama ayimfihlo kunye namagama omsebenzisi aphantse abe zizigidi ezisi-7.5 amalungu e-DatPiff avele kwiiforam ezahlukeneyo zokugqekeza ngo-2020 nango-2021 kwaye aqhubeka nokuthengiswa kwilophu evaliweyo. Ukongeza kwii-password kunye namagama omsebenzisi, idatabase ikwanayo needilesi ze-imeyile kunye neempendulo kwimibuzo yokhuseleko.
U-Hunt ngoku wongeze idatha ukuba Ngaba ndiPwned ukuze abasebenzisi babone ukuba idatha yabo ivuzisiwe. Ipesenti ze-81 zedatha sele zigcinwe kwi-HIBP. Le yidatha yombhalo ocacileyo owaqale wakhawuleza nge-MD5. Leyo yi-algorithm ye-hashing yakudala ukusuka kwiminyaka yoo-1990, ephelelwe lixesha, kuba kulula kakhulu ukuqhekeza i-MD5 hashes.
Idatha evuzayo indala kwaye ivela kwi-backup yedatha yewebhusayithi, iBleepingComputer ibhala. Isela likwazile ukubamba idatha ngokusebenzisa ubungozi bewebhusayithi scanner eyamnika ufikelelo kumncedisi oqulathe idatha. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, i-DatPiff ayikhange ibazise abasebenzisi ngokuvuza kwaye ayibabongozanga abasebenzisi ukuba batshintshe amagama abo ayimfihlo.