MyVidster (2015) data breach: 19K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2015-10-10
In August 2015, the social video sharing and bookmarking site MyVidster was hacked and nearly 20,000 accounts were dumped online. The dump included usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Aug 15, 2015; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 10, 2015.
What to do
- If you had a MyVidster (2015) 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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