WPSandbox data breach: 858 accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-11-06
In November 2018, the WordPress sandboxing service that allows people to create temporary websites WP Sandbox discovered their service was being used to host a phishing site attempting to collect Microsoft OneDrive accounts. After identifying the malicious site, WP Sandbox took it offline, contacted the 858 people who provided information to it then self-submitted their addresses to HIBP. The phishing page requested both email addresses and passwords. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords. The breach dates from Nov 4, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 6, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a WPSandbox 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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