Doomworld data breach: 34K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2022-10-24
In October 2022, the Doomworld fourm suffered a data breach that exposed 34k member records. The data included email and IP addresses, usernames and bcrypt password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Oct 12, 2022; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 24, 2022.
What to do
- If you had a Doomworld 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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