Thingiverse data breach: 228K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-10-14
In October 2021, a database backup taken from the 3D model sharing service Thingiverse began extensively circulating within the hacking community. Dating back to October 2020, the 36GB file contained 228 thousand unique email addresses, mostly alongside comments left on 3D models. The data also included usernames, IP addresses, full names and passwords stored as either unsalted SHA-1 or bcrypt hashes. In some cases, physical addresses was also exposed. Thingiverse's owner, MakerBot, is aware of the incident but at the time of writing, is yet to issue a disclosure statement. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, ip addresses, names, passwords, physical addresses, usernames. The breach dates from Oct 13, 2020; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 14, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a Thingiverse 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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