Malwarebytes data breach: 111K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-03-09
In November 2014, the Malwarebytes forum was hacked and 111k member records were exposed. The IP.Board forum included email and IP addresses, birth dates and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Nov 15, 2014; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 9, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a Malwarebytes 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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