TheTVDB.com data breach: 181K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-01-29
In November 2017, the open television database known as TheTVDB.com suffered a data breach. The breached data was posted to a hacking forum and included 182k records with usernames, email addresses and MySQL password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Nov 21, 2017; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jan 29, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a TheTVDB.com 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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