R2 (2017 forum breach) data breach: 1.0M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2017-04-25
In early 2017, the forum for the gaming website R2 Games was hacked. R2 had previously appeared on HIBP in 2015 after a prior incident. This one exposed over 1 million unique user accounts and corresponding MD5 password hashes with no salt. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Jan 1, 2017; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Apr 25, 2017.
What to do
- If you had a R2 (2017 forum breach) 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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