Peikko
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And if you're claiming that a hack that releases information that is almost already completely public knowledge as being equal to or less bad than one that releases financial information and takes things like your social security information, then you shouldn't be in your major. Financial information theft leads to identity theft, which can result in: thousands of dollars worth of debt in your name that you cannot clear, denial of loans (for cars, mortgages, being able to sign apartment leases), and even employment, and being unable to open a bank account. So yes, I would consider patreons hack a lesser hack than others. It's still unfortunate it happened, but as I mentioned in my first post, they are already taking strides to resolve what happened and prevent it from happening again. And as another note: if you're unsure about using Patreon because of this, I hope you also avoid shopping at: Target, Home Depot, getting insurance with Premara Blue Cross, Anthem Insurance, going to Chic-Fil-A, The Post Office, Staples, K-Mart, Dairy Queen, etc etc etc. All have at one point been compromised, and I think almost that entire list had the same information (name, mailing address, etc) compromised.
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You can stalk essentially any homeowner, as their name, address, and their purchase price of their home is public information online. Seeing as I'm not a secret agent and not overly concerned with stalking from anyone other than my psycho ex, who knows where I live and has my number, this isn't a big deal. Most people post regular updates of where they are on facebook, making stalking the easiest thing. And as a seller on websites like storenvy, ebay, etc, anyone who has ever purchased has this info. If you're afraid of being tracked via tweets, then don't use twitter. If you're afraid of your info being hacked and messages being stolen, then using this website or any social media website is a bad idea. My point was that major financial information wasn't leaked, and in the instance of patreon - who I seriously doubt secret agents whose identity is crucial to their safety use - this breach is on one of the lowest tiers of "horrific" as far as security breaches go. I would rank it a 2/10, with something like my community college records being a 10/10 since all my financial information went with it, and the college was forced into offering credit monitoring. If you're conducting major illegal activities online on a site like patreon, you're the biggest idiot on the planet.
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I don't know where you're getting "tax forms" as being exposed and shared on the download files that are available, but they were not. They were accessed, but not stolen and shared. Name - who cares? Address - who cares? E-mail address - who cares? For everyone that has ever purchased a physical product from my storenvy shop, they have this information. This information is public on google. Look up my name on google, and you will find my g+ account associated with my e-mail address, along with my home address. Personal messages? What are you afraid of? Were you involved in major illegal activities? No? Then who cares! Anything I would post in a private message on patreon I don't care if people read - this would be discussions about commission prices and upcoming projects. Not a big deal. List of backers? Who cares. Oh no, Joe Blow supports ___, ___, and ____ people! How terrible! I shall blackmail him for his kind deeds in supporting other artists... not.
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It's not the entire Patreon DB that got hacked, which they explained in an e-mail on 9/30. According to Patreon (and the article you posted backs this up): "We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers and no credit card numbers were compromised. Although accessed, all social security numbers and tax form information remain safely encrypted, and all passwords securely hashed. No specific action is required of you, but as a precaution we recommend that all users update their passwords on Patreon." So it really wasn't a "horrific failure". I've had both credit cards and debit cards cancelled from gas stations, grocery stores, and retailers having their information compromised. The community college I attended 8 years ago was hacked about 3 years ago, and ALL their information was compromised - cards, students records, home addresses, social security numbers, everything they had on record. That was a horrific failure. Mandy.com was horrific failure. For the most part, I think this slap on the wrist will force patreon into improving their site security. It also continues to prove that no website is truly safe. Edit: You should read this message about the hack from patreon, which explains why the security breach happened, why certain data is safe, and what they are doing to ensure this doesn't happen again.
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I couldn't sleep the other night and splashed together a quick watercolor of Discord.
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I just want to add that the pay-for ballon pop now costs TWENTY gems. TWENTY. I'm sure the odds haven't gotten any better, either. And the whole "download this new game" as a quest that costs one gem to skip is pretty low. I got robbed of about a million coins with expanding an area that reset itself, and the game is getting less and less fun to play. This new update is awful. -
Heads up to anyone installing the new game: I removed all of the shadows from Canterlot, moved King Sombra's home/a rainbow fountain/some trees and ferns into the newly unlocked/expanded area, and when I logged into the game later the shadows were back and the game deleted the items I moved into those areas (Sombra, fountain, and all). They're not in my inventory, and I'm down all the gold I had spent to unlock aforementioned areas... ... so if you do unlock those areas, be careful, because it might reset itself and you might also lose whatever ponies/items you put there. I already contacted customer care to look into this issue. Edit: Also, two of the Canterlot ponies are now balloon pop ponies only: A.K. Yearling and Emerald Gem. I haven't bought them yet because I have been saving up for Celestia. I'm really miffed by this change.
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I just have Trixie, Magnum, and Caramel left to win from the balloon pop... but I'm saving up all of my gems for Celestia right now. I'm hoping she'll go on sale again sometime this year, so I'm going to save all my gems until she does. Then I'll get other ponies with the leftover gems. It's really hard not to spend them on balloon pop, though.
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Here's a 4" x 6" Edward Scissorhands I drew late last year and finally got around to finish coloring a couple of days ago. There's a lot wrong with this drawing, but it was a fun piece I got to do for myself. I feel like I don't get to draw for myself a whole lot these days, so it was nice to not have to worry about how it came out and just doodle.
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Hopefully I am posting this in the correct place and it is not breaking any rules. I just like to pass these opportunities along as I stumble on them - I have some friends that are writers/artists that sporadically submit work to anthologies for publication. This is specifically for any writers that are 18 or younger that would like an opportunity to have their work published in a book. Full details on their website: http://www.aspirationspress.com/#!submissions/ck8y Submission Deadline: March 15th, 2015 There is more information posted on their website, so please make sure to check it out for the full guidelines on how to submit. I'm not associated with this publisher at all, so I cannot answer any technical questions. I just thought I would pass this along, because I remember at 16 I would have killed for an opportunity to get published.
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Whenever I see the word "science" coupled with an exclamation point, all I can think about are this style "SCIENCE!" images. Cute drawing!
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Smoke a bowl. What makes you laugh the most?
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... and yes, that is also my question.
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