Ubook data breach: 699K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-07-30
In July 2024, 700k unique email addresses from the audiobook platform Ubook were posted to a popular hacking forum. Allegedly scraped from the service, the data appears to be sourced from the Ubook Exchange (UBX) and also includes names, genders, dates of birth and links to profile photos. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, genders, names, profile photos. The breach dates from Jul 28, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 30, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Ubook 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.
Sources
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