Z-lib data breach: 9.7M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-11-04
In June 2024, almost 10M user records from Z-lib were discovered exposed online. Now defunct, Z-lib was a malicious clone of Z-Library, a well-known shadow online platform for pirating books and academic papers. The exposed data included usernames, email addresses, countries of residence, Bitcoin and Monero cryptocurrency wallet addresses, purchases and bcrypt password hashes. Exposed data: cryptocurrency wallet addresses, email addresses, geographic locations, passwords, purchases, usernames. The breach dates from Jun 20, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Nov 4, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Z-lib 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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