Reddit hack exposes old private messages

The internet is forever, and, yes, that apparently includes your old Reddit private messages.  

The so-called front page of the internet today announced that it suffered a hack in June, and, as a result, Reddit private messages from 2005 to 2007 are now in the hands of the as-of-yet unknown culprits. 

That's right, your finely aged secret memes are on the loose. Oh, and also your email addresses and account credentials. 

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"A complete copy of an old database backup containing very early Reddit user data — from the site’s launch in 2005 through May 2007 [was accessed]," explains a statement from the company. "In Reddit’s first years it had many fewer features, so the most significant data contained in this backup are account credentials (username + salted hashed passwords), email addresses, and all content (mostly public, but also private messages) from way back then." Read more...

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