BTC-E data breach: 568K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2017-03-12
In October 2014, the Bitcoin exchange BTC-E was hacked and 568k accounts were exposed. The data included email and IP addresses, wallet balances and hashed passwords. Exposed data: account balances, email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Oct 1, 2014; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 12, 2017.
What to do
- If you had a BTC-E 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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