xat data breach: 6.0M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-08-05
In November 2015, the online chatroom known as "xat" was hacked and 6 million user accounts were exposed. Used as a chat engine on websites, the leaked data included usernames, email and IP addresses along with hashed passwords. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames, website activity. The breach dates from Nov 4, 2015; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 5, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a xat 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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