Timehop data breach impacts 21 million users

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Timehop data breach impacts 21 million users
Social media app Timehop has fallen victim to a "network intrusion" that could have affected some 21 million of its users because it didn't have multi-factor authentication. The app, which provides a nostalgia service by resurfacing old photos and posts by connecting to your social media ...

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