- Jan 24, 2011
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AOL Music is advising registered Winamp Forum members to change their passwords after attackers compromised its user database and accessed email addresses.
According to Winamp General Manager Geno Yoham, the web team detected the attack while in progress and managed to block it.
However, they determined that hackers had already accessed the users' email addresses.
The attack was limited to the Winamp Forum (forums.winamp.com) and did not affect other websites associated with the product, such as winamp.com or dev.winamp.com.
The company didn't say that passwords were compromised, but it does recommend changing them as a security precaution.
A list of frequently asked questions which provides detailed instructions on how to do it was posted on the forum.
People who used the same password on other websites are strongly advised to change it in those places as well.
The company notes that new security measures have already been put in place to prevent similar breaches from occurring in the future and has sent notification emails to all affected users.
The most likely result of this incident will be an increase in the amount of spam, but people should also pay extra caution to email-based phishing attacks or malware distribution campaigns.
More details - link
According to Winamp General Manager Geno Yoham, the web team detected the attack while in progress and managed to block it.
However, they determined that hackers had already accessed the users' email addresses.
The attack was limited to the Winamp Forum (forums.winamp.com) and did not affect other websites associated with the product, such as winamp.com or dev.winamp.com.
The company didn't say that passwords were compromised, but it does recommend changing them as a security precaution.
A list of frequently asked questions which provides detailed instructions on how to do it was posted on the forum.
People who used the same password on other websites are strongly advised to change it in those places as well.
The company notes that new security measures have already been put in place to prevent similar breaches from occurring in the future and has sent notification emails to all affected users.
The most likely result of this incident will be an increase in the amount of spam, but people should also pay extra caution to email-based phishing attacks or malware distribution campaigns.
More details - link
