17 data breach: 4.0M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-07-08
In April 2016, customer data obtained from the streaming app known as "17" appeared listed for sale on a Tor hidden service marketplace. The data contained over 4 million unique email addresses along with IP addresses, usernames and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes. Exposed data: device information, email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Apr 19, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 8, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a 17 account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
Sources
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