Attackers recently targeted science journal, Nature.com and gained access to stored user login credentials, a spokeswoman for the parent company, Nature Publishing Group told SCMagazineUS.com.
How many victims? Less than 1 percent of users were affected -- approximately 21,000 out of 2.1 million.
What type of personal information? Name, username (which is email address) and password.
Details: “The breach occurred because someone added some code into a URL and tried to bring the site down,” the spokeswoman said.
Passwords are stored in an encrypted form, so the company reset them as a precaution.
What was the response? The company has taken steps to mitigate the vulnerability that lead to this attack and is monitoring for any further attempts to access data.
How many victims? Less than 1 percent of users were affected -- approximately 21,000 out of 2.1 million.
What type of personal information? Name, username (which is email address) and password.
Details: “The breach occurred because someone added some code into a URL and tried to bring the site down,” the spokeswoman said.
Passwords are stored in an encrypted form, so the company reset them as a precaution.
What was the response? The company has taken steps to mitigate the vulnerability that lead to this attack and is monitoring for any further attempts to access data.
