Utah Gun Exchange data breach: 235K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2020-08-19
In July 2020, the Utah Gun Exchange website suffered a data breach which included several other associated websites. In total, 235k unique email addresses were exposed before being traded online alongside names, usernames, genders, IP addresses and password hashes. The data was provided to HIBP by breachbase.pw. Exposed data: email addresses, genders, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jul 17, 2020; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 19, 2020.
What to do
- If you had a Utah Gun Exchange 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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