Reddit Forced to Reset 100,000 Passwords - Webroot Commentary
May 2016 by David Kennerley, director of threat research at cybersecurity specialists Webroot
Following the news that Reddit has had to reset 100,000 passwords following account takeovers and password dumps, please find the below commentary from David Kennerley, director of threat research at cybersecurity specialists Webroot.
“With the recent LinkedIn leak, and more and more password dumps occurring it’s unsurprising organisations are being ultra-cautious with user data and passwords. This proactive move from Reddit is great, they’ve noticed more account takeovers and have taken action.
We live in a time where password guidance is very mixed, one piece of advice that everyone should agree on though is using different passwords for the different sites visited, but very few people actually do this, leaving their accounts at risk.
A move towards two factor authentication would also be wise, more organisations are moving to such tools as Google Authenticator to achieve this. Reddit has a great following across the globe, keeping their accounts and personal data secure has to be their number one priority.”