Biohack.me data breach: 3402 accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2017-08-23
In December 2016, the forum for the biohacking website Biohack.me suffered a data breach that exposed 3.4k accounts. The data included usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords along with the private messages of forum members. The data was self-submitted to HIBP by the Biohack.me operators. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, private messages, usernames. The breach dates from Dec 2, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 23, 2017.
What to do
- If you had a Biohack.me 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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