News recently broke that more than 800,000 usernames and email addresses were taken from Unreal Engine and its maker, Epic Games. Deral Heiland, Research Lead at Rapid7 commented below.
Deral Heiland, Research Lead at Rapid7:
Although Epic claims that most of the password hashes are not easily cracked, it’s important for users to remember that with motivation and time nothing is impossible. In addition to passwords, potentially, attackers could have email addresses and private messages at their fingertips. General best practices apply here: Change your passwords regularly, don’t use the same password for multiple accounts, use complex passwords, remember that anything you say in a forum – private or not – could potentially be exposed.”
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