Social networking app developer RockYou has been compromised by an attack that exposed e-mail addresses and passwords for over 32 million users.

“[Perhaps] just as troubling as the attack is that the passwords and e-mails of its user base were stored in the clear,” writes eWeek’s Brian Prince. “By default, the user names were the same as the users’ webmail accounts.”

“[It] is important for all organizations, regardless of size, to understand what sensitive data they collect and the impact it will have on the business if it’s breached, said Gretchen Hellman, vice president of security solutions at Vormetric,” Prince writes.

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