GTAGaming data breach: 197K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-08-23
In August 2016, the Grand Theft Auto forum GTAGaming was hacked and nearly 200k user accounts were leaked. The vBulletin based forum included usernames, email addresses and password hashes. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Aug 1, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 23, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a GTAGaming 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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