uTorrent data breach: 395K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-11-05
In early 2016, the forum for the uTorrent BitTorrent client suffered a data breach which came to light later in the year. The database from the IP.Board based forum contained 395k accounts including usernames, email addresses and MD5 password hashes without a salt. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Jan 14, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 5, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a uTorrent 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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