Operation Endgame data breach: 16.5M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-05-30
In May 2024, a coalition of international law enforcement agencies took down a series of botnets in a campaign they coined "Operation Endgame". Data seized in the operation included impacted email addresses and passwords which were provided to HIBP to help victims learn of their exposure. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords. The breach dates from May 30, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on May 30, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Operation Endgame 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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