The Canadian media company VerticalScope, which operates a number of support forums on a range of topics, was targeted by hackers who were able to obtain user information from around 45 million accounts. Although news of the massive security breach has just surfaced thanks to LeakedSource, which collects information on data breaches, the actual hack took place in February when over 1,000 support forums and websites on tech, sports and other topics were infiltrated by unknown attackers. Some of the most popular forums affected by the hack were Motorcycle.com, Pbnation.com, MobileCampsites.com and Techsupportforum.com. Luckily for the users of those and… [Continue Reading]