Guns and Robots data breach: 143K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-02-14
In approximately April 2016, the gaming website Guns and Robots suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of 143k unique records. The data contained email and IP addresses, usernames and SHA-1 password hashes. The site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Apr 1, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Feb 14, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a Guns and Robots 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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