Tunngle data breach: 8.2M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2023-10-21
In 2016, the now defunct global LAN gaming network Tunngle suffered a data breach that exposed 8.2M unique email addresses. The compromised data also included usernames, IP addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jul 1, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 21, 2023.
What to do
- If you had a Tunngle 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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