It’s been in the news that Gawker in the US was hacked recently. We’d like to reassure local readers that the Australian edition sites are run on entirely separate infrastructure. AU versions of Gizmodo, Lifehacker, and Kotaku are unaffected. UPDATE: To clarify, if you have ever signed up to a US version (.com) Gawker site, you should assess whether you have been compromised. This US Lifehacker FAQ has all the details.
James Mac
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 12:29 PMAlso, we don’t have passwords or user accounts.
Choc
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 12:53 PMwhich as this proves is SMRT! ;)
oggob
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 1:00 PM“Also, we don’t have passwords or user accounts. Yet!”
Fixed! ;) Mark and the monkeys will make it happen soon enough!
Luke
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 1:48 PMGod i wish they dont implement the “audition” process to become a commenter on Gawker sites, It took me ages to be a commenter on the American kotaku.
Jakob Smolinski
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 1:30 PMBah, I log in with my facebook. @Seamus – you know this is because were are infinitely cooler than our Yank cousins across the seas, right?
PiMan
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 1:53 PMThat reminds me. On articles from the US, should there really be the button to switch from AU comments to US comments? It doesn’t even work because of how different the US comment system is. I suggest removing it.
warcroft
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 8:38 PMDamn! Im registered at io9.
Jimu Hsien
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 12:46 PMI never registered and I got an email warning me…