ClickASnap data breach: 3.3M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-03-13
In September 2022, the online photo sharing platform ClickASnap suffered a data breach. The incident exposed almost 3.3M personal records including email addresses, usernames and passwords stored as SHA-512 hashes. Further, a collection of paid subscriptions were also included and contained names, physical addresses and amounts paid. Exposed data: email addresses, names, passwords, physical addresses, purchases, social media profiles, usernames. The breach dates from Sep 24, 2022; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 13, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a ClickASnap 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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