"Freecycle Breach May Have Hit Millions of Users"

A non-profit organization used by millions on both sides of the Atlantic to recycle their possessions has admitted to suffering a data breach last month.  The US-based Freecycle Network, which is also registered as a charity in the UK, claimed in an online notice that it discovered the incident on August 30.  The organization claimed that the data affected includes usernames, User IDs, email addresses, and passwords.  Because of the exposure of personal passwords, the organization noted that they are taking every measure to quickly inform members about the need to change their passwords.  The organization advised that if users used the same password elsewhere, they should also change that account password.  Freecycle noted that no other personal information was compromised, and the breach is being reported to the respective privacy authorities.  Freecycle claims to have nearly 11 million members.

Infosecurity reports: "Freecycle Breach May Have Hit Millions of Users"