Adult-FanFiction.Org data breach: 186K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-08-06
In May 2018, the website for sharing adult-orientated works of fiction known as Adult-FanFiction.Org had 186k records exposed in a data breach. The data contained names, email addresses, dates of birth and passwords stored as both MD5 hashes and plain text. AFF did not respond when contacted about the breach and the site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, names, passwords. The breach dates from May 30, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 6, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a Adult-FanFiction.Org 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.
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