Lanwar data breach: 45K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-08-08
In July 2018, staff of the Lanwar gaming site discovered a data breach they believe dates back to sometime over the previous several months. The data contained 45k names, email addresses, usernames and plain text passwords. A Lanwar staff member self-submitted the breach to HIBP and has also contacted the relevant authorities about the incident after identifying a phishing attempt to extort Bitcoin from a user. Exposed data: email addresses, names, passwords, physical addresses, usernames. The breach dates from Jul 28, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 8, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a Lanwar 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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