schenkYOU data breach: 237K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-12-19
In September 2024, data from the online German gift store schenkYOU was put up for sale on a popular hacking forum. Obtained the month before, the data included 237k unique email addresses alongside names, dates of birth and salted SHA-256 password hashes. The standalone store was subsequently shut down with all traffic redirected to their Amazon store. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, names, passwords. The breach dates from Aug 15, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Dec 19, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a schenkYOU 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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