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CoderPad Reports a Security Breach
9 points1 comment<0.1 average comments/hourSubmitted by werrett
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Not yet detailed on their website or Trust center yet, but we received the following breach notification from CoderPad:
> We are writing to inform you of unauthorized access to personal information held by CoderPad.
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> *What happened*
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> We identified unauthorized access through an internal reporting system. We have blocked the access identified during our investigation and taken steps to secure the affected system.
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> *What information was involved*
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> Based on our current assessment, personal information was exposed, including first name, last name, email and IP addresses. At this time, we have not confirmed whether the exposed information has been misused.
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> *What we are doing*
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> Our investigation is ongoing. We have addressed the access and security issue. And we are working to identify any additional steps needed to protect personal information. We will contact affected customers with further details as they become available.
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> *What you can do*
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> As a precaution, we remind you to please remain alert to unexpected messages requesting personal information or asking you to take unusual actions.
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> We apologize and recognize the concern this may cause. We take our responsibility to protect your information seriously and are committed to keeping you informed.
Last month named "Black October" due to the amount of security vulnerabilities and breaches. November is shaping up to be no different.
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I wonder how much of this is AI related vs shipping bad features and then having their companies getting hacked. Their AI on CoderPad was notoriously bad
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