Patreon data breach: 2.3M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2015-10-02
In October 2015, the crowdfunding site Patreon was hacked and over 16GB of data was released publicly. The dump included almost 14GB of database records with more than 2.3M unique email addresses, millions of personal messages and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, payment histories, physical addresses, private messages, website activity. The breach dates from Oct 1, 2015; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 2, 2015.
What to do
- If you had a Patreon 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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