Wakanim data breach: 6.7M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2022-10-06
In August 2022, the European streaming service Wakanim suffered a data breach which was subsequently advertised and sold on a popular hacking forum. The breach exposed 6.7M customer records including email, IP and physical addresses, names and usernames. Exposed data: browser user agent details, email addresses, ip addresses, names, physical addresses, usernames. The breach dates from Aug 28, 2022; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 6, 2022.
What to do
- If you had a Wakanim 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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