Gawker Media | Breaking Cybersecurity News | The Hacker News

The FBI is investigating the massive hack of Gawker Media. Reports indicate that FBI agents met with Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton on Monday following the hacking incident, which was claimed by a group called Gnosis. The Gawker website was paralyzed, temporarily forcing the gossip site to stop publishing. Hackers managed to access over 100,000 passwords and emails from the 1.3 million registered users. The site was forced to stop publishing on Sunday and sent emails to all registered users, urging them to change their passwords. According to reports, Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton admitted, "We're deeply embarrassed by this breach." Tips to Keep Your Passwords Safe Online Don't Use the Same Password for Everything Using one password for all your accounts is unsafe. If a hacker gets your password for one account, they can access all your online identities. Use Different Passwords for Different Accounts Create and use strong, unique passwords for your online banking, blogging, socia