Epik data breach: 15.0M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-09-19
In September 2021, the domain registrar and web host Epik suffered a significant data breach, allegedly in retaliation for hosting alt-right websites. The breach exposed a huge volume of data not just of Epik customers, but also scraped WHOIS records belonging to individuals and organisations who were not Epik customers. The data included over 15 million unique email addresses (including anonymised versions for domain privacy), names, phone numbers, physical addresses, purchases and passwords stored in various formats. Exposed data: email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, purchases. The breach dates from Sep 13, 2021; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Sep 19, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a Epik 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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