AnimeLeague data breach: 192K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-07-31
In July 2024, AnimeLeague disclosed a data breach of their services. The data was posted for sale on a popular hacking forum and included 2 databases covering both event registration records and a dump of the phpBB bulletin board. The impacted data included passwords in various hashed formats including SHA-1, salted md5 and bcrypt, as well as usernames, private messages, dates of birth, purchases and 192k unique email addresses. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, phone numbers, private messages, purchases, usernames. The breach dates from Jul 4, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 31, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a AnimeLeague 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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