Avast data breach: 422K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-03-12
In May 2014, the Avast anti-virus forum was hacked and 423k member records were exposed. The Simple Machines Based forum included usernames, emails and password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from May 26, 2014; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 12, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a Avast 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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