1392 Gab has been hacked. The whistleblower site DDoSecrets says it will selectively share 70GB of encrypted passwords, private posts, and more with "journalists, social scientists, and researchers." (media.patriots.win) posted 45 days ago by maga_mama_757 45 days ago by maga_mama_757 +1393 / -1 235 comments share 235 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (235) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 220 ▼ – dataonly 220 points 45 days ago +220 / -0 Its a good practice not to post anything you want to keep private, regardless of the platform. permalink save report block reply ▲ -5 ▼ – TruthWillOut -5 points 44 days ago +14 / -19 Still I find it VERY strange that GAB stores passwords etc. as plain text. Who does that nowadays, when everything needs to be encrypted? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 45 ▼ – Trumplestiltskin9 45 points 44 days ago +45 / -0 The headline literally says encrypted passwords permalink parent save report block reply
Its a good practice not to post anything you want to keep private, regardless of the platform.
Still I find it VERY strange that GAB stores passwords etc. as plain text.
Who does that nowadays, when everything needs to be encrypted?
The headline literally says encrypted passwords