The dollar figure for the Patreon campaigns isn't the issue, it's supporters identities, messages, etc. Everything private now public. — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) October 2, 2015

While Patreon uses a hashing algorithm called "bcrypt" that's normally tough to crack, identity thieves could use vulnerabilities in the source code to help them decrypt passwords associated with your email addresses. Ars says that's what hackers did to decode the sensitive info they took from Ashley Madison , the cheaters' dating website that was revealed to have very few female users . To protect yourself, make sure to change the password not just for your Patreon account, but also for your email and for any other website where you used the same details.

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