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Lemon64.com and Lemonamiga.com Hacked
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lemon64.com
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erickhill
on July 14, 2024
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tus666
on July 14, 2024
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> The passwords in phpBB3.3 use an exceptionally strong and secure method of encryption
I thought passwords were supposed to be hashed, not encrypted. This is bad.
elmerfud
on July 14, 2024
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Some people use this term interchangeably. Many layperson's don't know the difference. Although yes, salted and hashed is the way. Encryption means there's a key (which can be compromised) to decrypt it.
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I thought passwords were supposed to be hashed, not encrypted. This is bad.