https://wccftech.com/imgur-data-breachaffects-1-7-million/

Imgur reported a 2014 data breach late Friday night confirming that hackers had managed to steal data of over 1.7 million accounts. Security researcher Troy Hunt had informed the popular image hosting website of the data breach last week ahead of Thanksgiving.

Unlike Uber that tried to cover up a 2016 data breach that affected over 57 million users by paying hackers to keep quiet about the incident, Imgur quickly responded to the data breach notification and took steps to address the issue. Since Uber’s data breach also came to the front last week, many in the industry are comparing Imgur’s quick response with Uber’s unethical and probably illegal approach of keeping affected users in the dark.