Pampling data breach: 383K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-08-31
In January 2020, the online clothing retailer Pampling suffered a data breach that exposed 383k unique customer email addresses. The data was later shared on a popular hacking forum and also included names, usernames and unsalted MD5 password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, names, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jan 4, 2020; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 31, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a Pampling 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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