Descomplica data breach: 4.8M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-04-28
In March 2021, the Brazilian EdTech company Descomplica suffered a data breach which was subsequently posted to a popular hacking forum. The data included almost 5 million email addresses, names, the first 6 and last 4 digits and the expiry date of credit cards, purchase histories and password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, names, partial credit card data, passwords, purchases. The breach dates from Mar 14, 2021; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Apr 28, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a Descomplica 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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