QIP data breach: 26.2M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2017-01-08
In mid-2011, the Russian instant messaging service known as QIP (Quiet Internet Pager) suffered a data breach. The attack resulted in the disclosure of over 26 million unique accounts including email addresses and passwords with the data eventually appearing in public years later. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Jun 1, 2011; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jan 8, 2017.
What to do
- If you had a QIP 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.
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