On Monday, December 21 NetGalley “experienced a data security incident” that included the hacking of a backup database file. (A profane image was also posted on their home page, initially leading the company to believe the attack was “a simple defacement of our homepage.”) User data — including passwords and associated personal data — “became easily attainable by a hacker” due to “a temporary lapse in security protocol for one of our testing servers.” All NetGalley users will need to reset their passwords to access the site. More importantly, if you used your NetGalley password for any other site, that […]
