Porn Tube Site Chat Passwords Leaked

Passwords leaked in Y.ouPorn chat site security breach

Reported on the BBC:
Passwords leaked in Y.ouPorn chat site security breach
Page last updated at 17:18 GMT, Thursday, 23 February 2012
E-mail this to a friend [an error occurred while processing this directive] Users of a website linked to Y.ouPorn have had their personal information compromised after a security breach.

It's thought the passwords and email addresses of more than 6,000 users of YP Chat were put at risk.

In a statement, Y.ouPorn said YP Chat is "operated by a third party and is in no way associated with Y.ouPorn".

The company say the chat site has been temporarily disabled and will remain offline until an investigation has been carried out.

Brad Black, the vice-president of operations at Y.ouPorn, put the leak down to "poor security practices" at YP Chat.

'Disheartening'
Writing on Y.ouPorn's official blog, Black said: "As soon as we became aware of the issue we took immediate steps to block access to YP Chat entirely and a thorough investigation was launched."

He added: "The security of our users' information has always been of paramount importance to us.

"The fact that a third-party service provider's poor security practices could have such a negative impact on Y.ouPorn users is disheartening to say the least."

A spokesperson for Y.ouPorn's parent company, Manwin Holding SARL, said: "Y.ouPorn continues to ensure that all appropriate measures and tools are in place to safeguard the privacy of its users."

Manwin Holding run some of the world's most popular online pornography sites.

Y.ouPorn is one of the 100 most-popular websites in the world, according to web analysis company Alexa.
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