dBforums data breach: 363K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-09-20
In July 2016, a data breach of the now defunct database forum "dBforums" appeared for sale alongside several others hacked from the parent company, Penton. The breach of the vBulletin based forum contained 363k unique email addresses alongside usernames, IP addresses, dates of birth and salted MD5 password hashes. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jul 4, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Sep 20, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a dBforums 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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