Forbes data breach: 1.1M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2014-02-15
In February 2014, the Forbes website succumbed to an attack that leaked over 1 million user accounts. The attack was attributed to the Syrian Electronic Army, allegedly as retribution for a perceived "Hate of Syria". The attack not only leaked user credentials, but also resulted in the posting of fake news stories to forbes.com. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, user website urls, usernames. The breach dates from Feb 15, 2014; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Feb 15, 2014.
What to do
- If you had a Forbes 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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