Aternos data breach: 1.4M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-10-01
In December 2015, the service for creating and running free Minecraft servers known as Aternos suffered a data breach that impacted 1.4 million subscribers. The data included usernames, email and IP addresses and hashed passwords. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Dec 6, 2015; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 1, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a Aternos 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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