Recent victim of a cyber-attack is the local daily deal site, LivingSocial. Protected during the attack was merchant and customer banking and credit card information. Regrettably, 50 million subscriber names, date of birth, e-mail addresses and hashed passwords were compromised.
Steps to further protect your personal information:
- An e-mail from LivingSocial will provide you with the necessary steps to create a new password.
- If you are using the same password for multiple accounts it is strongly recommended to change all passwords.
- After an attack, hackers try to use phishing to extract additional information. Before changing your password make sure that you are directed to www.livingsocial.com.
- Always protect yourself by never sending personal information via e-mail to any person or organization.
