Brazzers data breach: 790K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-09-05
In April 2013, the adult website known as Brazzers was hacked and 790k accounts were exposed publicly. Each record included a username, email address and password stored in plain text. The breach was brought to light by the Vigilante.pw data breach reporting site in September 2016. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Apr 1, 2013; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Sep 5, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a Brazzers 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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