[k-mcgrady]

I read something about a phishing attack - would that count as social engineering?

[JimmaDaRustla]

Yes, it gets the actual owner of the account to pass over personal information.

[k-mcgrady]

Ok. One of the stories I read mentioned that may have been how they got the information required to hack the account. Not too sure if it was just speculation or verified in anyway.

[seanflyon]

With such a large group compromised at the same time I would guess it was not phishing.

[gress]

The group wasn't large, and there is no evidence they were compromised at the same time.