BitTorrent data breach: 34K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-06-08
In January 2016, the forum for the popular torrent software BitTorrent was hacked. The IP.Board based forum stored passwords as weak SHA1 salted hashes and the breached data also included usernames, email and IP addresses. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jan 1, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jun 8, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a BitTorrent 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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