MCBans data breach: 119K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2017-07-23
In October 2016, the Minecraft banning service known as MCBans suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of 120k unique user records. The data contained email and IP addresses, usernames and password hashes of unknown format. The site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Oct 27, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 23, 2017.
What to do
- If you had a MCBans 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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