RedLine Stealer data breach: 441K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-12-30
In December 2021, logs from the RedLine Stealer malware were left publicly exposed and were then obtained by security researcher Bob Diachenko. The data included 441 thousand unique email addresses, usernames and plain text passwords. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Dec 5, 2021; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Dec 30, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a RedLine Stealer 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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