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Second Life customer database hacked

Tags: Second Life + Linden Labs + database + hack

Motu
Posted by Motu 5 years 8 months ago; via blog.secondlife.com/2006/...

Linden Labs reported today that one of its databases containing unencrypted user information was breached two days ago.

Urgent Security Announcement
On September 6 we discovered evidence that an intruder was able to access the Second Life database through the web servers. The exploit was shut down on the afternoon of September 6 when we discovered it.

Detailed investigation over the last two days confirmed that some of the unencrypted customer information stored in the database was compromised, potentially including Second Life account...

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Second Life Silences Community by Closing Forums

Tags: Second Life + Linden Labs + Forums

Motu
Posted by Motu 5 years 9 months ago; via blog.secondlife.com/2006/...

Linden Labs, creators of the online community Second Life, have generated an outcry with the recent notice they are closing their online forums, stating that they are unmanageable. Many claim that the closure is an attempt to silence criticism. Once known for its strong community, is Linden Labs recent push for growth coming at its expense?

"We’ve decided to focus Linden energy on building out the Linden unified blog and planning for other www.secondlife.com and in-world communication options. Ultimately we want to see a richly supported...

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