AndroidLista data breach: 6.6M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-10-17
In July 2021, the Android applications and games review site AndroidLista suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 6.6M user records containing email addresses, names, usernames and passwords stored as salted SHA-1 hashes, all of which were subsequently posted to a popular hacking forum. AndroidLista did not respond when contacted about the breach. Exposed data: email addresses, names, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jul 28, 2021; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 17, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a AndroidLista 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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