JukinMedia data breach: 314K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2022-07-17
In October 2021, the "global leader in user-generated entertainment" Jukin Media suffered a data breach. The breach exposed 13GB of code, configuration and data consisting of 314k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, IP addresses and bcrypt password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, employers, ip addresses, names, occupations, passwords, phone numbers. The breach dates from Oct 28, 2021; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 17, 2022.
What to do
- If you had a JukinMedia 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.
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