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By Colin Dwyer<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Just days after Marriott International disclosed a massive cybersecurity breach<\/a>, Quora has announced that it too has been attacked by hackers. The popular question-and-answer website said Monday that a “malicious third party” may have lifted the account information of some 100 million users.<\/p>\n

Company CEO Adam D’Angelo<\/a> said that the company uncovered the hack Friday, and that the exposed user information ranged from email addresses and cryptographically protected passwords to private direct messages. It also includes data from other networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, that users can choose to link to their accounts<\/p>\n

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We have discovered that some user data was compromised by unauthorized access to our systems. We’ve taken steps to ensure that the situation is contained and are notifying affected users. Protecting your information is our top priority. Read more here: https:\/\/t.co\/uwbdMjoM1v<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Quora (@Quora) December 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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“Questions and answers that were written anonymously are not affected by this breach as we do not store the identities of people who post anonymous content,” D’Angelo explained in a blog post<\/a>. “The overwhelming majority of the content accessed was already public on Quora, but the compromise of account and other private information is serious.”<\/p>\n

He noted that Quora believes it has “identified the root cause,” but that an investigation by an outside security firm is still ongoing. The company will be notifying affected users, he added, and “we have also notified law enforcement officials.”<\/p>\n

The news follows a string of high-profile cybersecurity breaches in recent years.<\/p>\n