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User info stolen from Kickstarter

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Kickstarter, a popular crowdfunding website, said hackers recently stole some customer data in a computer attack.

While chief executive Yancey Strickler said no credit card information was compromised, hackers did gain access to email and home addresses, usernames, encrypted passwords and phone numbers, according to Fox News.

“We’re incredibly sorry that this happened. We set a very high bar for how we serve our community, and this incident is frustrating and upsetting,” Strickler said. “We have since improved our security procedures and systems in numerous ways, and we will continue to do so in the weeks and months to come.”

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