Ge.tt data breach: 2.5M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-02-16
In May 2017, the file sharing platform Ge.tt suffered a data breach. The data was subsequently put up for sale on a dark web marketplace in February 2019 alongside a raft of other breaches. The Ge.tt breach included names, social media profile identifiers, SHA256 password hashes and almost 2.5M unique email addresses. Exposed data: email addresses, names, passwords, social media profiles. The breach dates from May 4, 2017; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Feb 16, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a Ge.tt 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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