GGCorp data breach: 2.4M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2022-11-08
In August 2022, the MMORPG website GGCorp suffered a data breach that exposed almost 2.4M unique email addresses. The data also included IP addresses, usernames and MD5 password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Aug 11, 2022; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 8, 2022.
What to do
- If you had a GGCorp 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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