Urgent Security Update Regarding Your Bitly Account (blog.bitly.com)

48 points by gyardley 12y ago ↗ HN

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voltagex_ 12y ago ↗

Typically, @homakov is holding some of the cards: https://twitter.com/homakov/status/464568812583800832

SEJeff 12y ago ↗

That guy is an absolute machine

dsjoerg 12y ago ↗

Seriously! I would love to spend one evening in that guy's brain.

rdl 12y ago ↗

I had drinks with him in Bangkok. He is at least as awesome as you'd expect.

dustingetz 12y ago ↗

I haven't used my account and don't care about it, am I at risk if I dont do this?

MPSimmons 12y ago ↗

If you don't reuse that password anywhere else, and you don't have anything else depending on bitly, then the worst case is that someone could post links as you.

yclept 12y ago ↗

We have no reason to believe == we have no way of knowing?

Zigurd 12y ago ↗

Anyone got a link to the delete account page? Is there one?

thinkalone 12y ago ↗

Looks like there is no way - http://support.bitly.com/knowledgebase/articles/105373-how-d...