APK.TW
What was exposed
Email addressesIP addressesPasswordsUsernames
What to do if you were affected
- Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In September 2022, the Taiwanese Android forum APK.TW suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data . The breach exposed 2.5M unique email addresses along with IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 password hashes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the APK.TW data breach?
In September 2022, the Taiwanese Android forum APK.TW suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data . The breach exposed 2.5M unique email addresses along with IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 password hashes.
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around September 2022.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 2,451,197 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords and Usernames.
What should I do if I was affected?
Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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