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50,000,000 usernames and passwords lost as LivingSocial “special offers” site hacked

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LivingSocial, the online offers site owned in largish part by Amazon, has just emailed its userbase, said to be 50,000,000-strong, to fess up to a data breach. Another day, another shed-load of password hashes in the hands of crooks….
Naked Security – Sophos

LivingSocial Confirms $175 Million Amazon Investment (Alexia Tsotsis/TechCrunch)

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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
LivingSocial Confirms $175 Million Amazon Investment  —  The rumors are true!  Amazon and daily deals site LivingSocial have just officially confirmed their partnership, with the e-tailer investing a whopping $175 million in the latter.  This comes at an interesting time for both companies …

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