WHMCS data breach: 134K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-06-28
In May 2012, the web hosting, billing and automation company WHMCS suffered a data breach that exposed 134k email addresses. The breach included extensive information about customers and payment histories including partial credit card numbers. Exposed data: email addresses, email messages, employers, ip addresses, names, partial credit card data, passwords, payment histories, physical addresses, website activity. The breach dates from May 21, 2012; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jun 28, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a WHMCS 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.
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