Sumo Torrent data breach: 285K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-03-09
In June 2014, the torrent site Sumo Torrent was hacked and 285k member records were exposed. The data included IP addresses, email addresses and passwords stored as weak MD5 hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Jun 21, 2014; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 9, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a Sumo Torrent 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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