Army Force Online data breach: 1.5M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-11-10
In May 2016, the online gaming site Army Force Online suffered a data breach that exposed 1.5M accounts. The breached data was found being regularly traded online and included usernames, email and IP addresses and MD5 passwords. Exposed data: avatars, email addresses, geographic locations, ip addresses, names, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from May 18, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 10, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a Army Force Online 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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