RealDudesInc data breach: 101K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-02-19
In October 2022, the GTA mod menu provider RealDudesInc suffered a data breach that exposed over 100k email addresses (many of which are temporary guest account addresses). The breach also included usernames and bcrypt password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Oct 22, 2022; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Feb 19, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a RealDudesInc 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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