Preen.Me data breach: 236K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2022-05-26
In May 2020, social media marketing company Preen.Me was the target of a ransom attack that resulted in hundreds of thousands of records being publicly posted. Over 236k unique email addresses were exposed in the attack alongside names, usernames and links to social media profiles. Exposed data: email addresses, names, social media profiles, usernames. The breach dates from May 25, 2020; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on May 26, 2022.
What to do
- If you had a Preen.Me 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.
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