HLTV data breach: 611K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2017-03-22
In June 2016, the "home of competitive Counter Strike" website HLTV was hacked and 611k accounts were exposed. The attack led to the exposure of names, usernames, email addresses and bcrypt hashes of passwords. Exposed data: email addresses, names, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Jun 19, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 22, 2017.
What to do
- If you had a HLTV 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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