Yam data breach: 13.3M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2021-05-22
In June 2013, the Taiwanese website Yam.com suffered a data breach which was shared to a popular hacking forum in 2021. The data included 13 million unique email addresses alongside names, usernames, phone numbers, physical addresses, dates of birth and unsalted MD5 password hashes. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, names, passwords, phone numbers, physical addresses, usernames. The breach dates from Jun 2, 2013; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on May 22, 2021.
What to do
- If you had a Yam 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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