3D print biz Shapeways hacked, home and email addresses swiped

Shapeways. In a statement, it said that some email addresses, usernames, and shipping addresses were exposed, but that the hackers didn’t get a full run of their servers and no 3D printing plans were stolen.

“The intruders did not access credit card information because Shapeways does not store such information on their systems,” said a spokeswoman.

Source: 3D print biz Shapeways hacked, home and email addresses swiped

The passwords were hashed. So not much useful stuff got taken. They are recommending customers change their passwords anyway. Shapeways apparently takes security seriously. Not often you see that everything is being done properlyh.

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