“Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online.”

 

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbw8b9/elsevier-user-passwords-exposed-online

 

Looks like no institutional credentials were exposed, “only” the passwords and email addresses of individuals who set up personal accounts with Elsevier’s products. Nevertheless, this is a serious privacy and security breach.

 

Regards,

 

Michael Rodriguez

Vice President, ACRL New England Chapter

Licensing & Acquisitions Librarian

University of Connecticut

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