Phoenix data breach: 74K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-10-17
In mid-2021, the "vintage messaging reborn" service Phoenix suffered a data breach that exposed 75k unique email addresses. The breach also exposed IP addresses, usernames and passwords. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jun 5, 2021; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 17, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a Phoenix 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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