Time Inc. only got the keys to Myspace.com a few months ago, but it’s already having to confirm some bad news: the social network has been the target of a hack. In a press release, the company says that just before the Memorial Day weekend (or Spring Bank Holiday in the UK), its technical teams were notified of someone trying to sell Myspace usernames, passwords and email addresses that were registered before June 2013.
Time Inc. doesn’t say how many accounts are affected, but a blog post on LeakedSource suggests that 360 million records may have been stolen in the breach.
Myspace is already in the process of alerting those affected and is working with the authorities to identify who may be responsible. Given that the person (or people) involved shared an alias with LeakedSource, investigators will have at least something to go on.
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