Lolzteam data breach: 398K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2022-11-06
In May 2018, the Russian hacking forum Lolzteam suffered a data breach that exposed 400k members. The impacted data included usernames and email addresses which were later redistributed via another hacking forum. Exposed data: email addresses, usernames. The breach dates from May 13, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 6, 2022.
What to do
- If you had a Lolzteam 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.
Sources
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