Fotolog data breach: 16.7M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-06-15
In December 2018, the photo sharing social network Fotolog suffered a data breach that exposed 16.7 million unique email addresses. The data also included usernames and unsalted SHA-256 password hashes. The site was dissolved the following year and repurposed as a news website based in Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Dec 1, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jun 15, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a Fotolog 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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