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US Disqus Jul 2012 Hacking (Q12015)

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A data breach risk event
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US Disqus Jul 2012 Hacking
A data breach risk event

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    July 2012
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    Disqus has confirmed its web commenting system was hacked. The company, which builds and provides a web-based comment plugin for news websites, said Friday that hackers stole more than 17.5 million email addresses in a data breach in July 2012. (English)