Atlassian HipChat service popped

Attackers have popped the HipChat service run by software house Atlassian, accessing names, encrypted passwords and email addresses for two per cent of users. The company has warned users – who have to date sent some four billion messages using HipChat – to reset passwords. Sydney-based security director Craig Davies said his …

[Valeyard]

what?

The password reset request is sensibly cautious since the codes were one-way encrypted and salted which vastly improved the state of security over those that lacked salt.

This sentence is very rarely put in where a security incident has occurred, I'm pleasantly surprised, well done old chaps

[A Non e-mouse]

Re: what?

It depends on which one-way encryption method was used.

[James Cooke]

Re: what?

One way encryption? Commonly known as hashing perhaps or have they found a brand new useless form of encryption?

[jake]

"Popped"?

There's a term I've never seen in this context ... Did I miss a meme somewhere?

[diodesign]

Re: "Popped"?

Means successfully exploited, typically to gain control.

C.

[jake]

@C. (was: Re: "Popped"?)

Ok, if you say so.

Where, exactly, did the term come from? Honestly, I'm curious.

(We used to use "rooted", is this politically incorrect in Aus?)

[Nigel The Pigeon]

Re: Popped

As in "I rooted her cherry"

[jake]

@ Nigel The Pigeon (was: Re: Popped)

Yes, Nigel. We know. Thank you. But not exactly my question, now was it?

[Nigel The Pigeon]

Re: @ Nigel The Pigeon (was: Popped)

Or, "I rooted my load"