xHamster data breach: 377K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-03-08
In November 2016, news broke that hackers were trading hundreds of thousands of xHamster porn account details. In total, the data contained almost 380k unique user records including email addresses, usernames and unsalted MD5 password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Nov 28, 2016; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Mar 8, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a xHamster 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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