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Battlefield Heroes

Have I Been PwnedConfirmed breachAdded January 23, 2014Occurred June 26, 2011530,270 accountsbattlefieldheroes.comAll Battlefield Heroes breaches →
What was exposed
PasswordsUsernames
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Details
In June 2011 as part of a final breached data dump, the hacker collective "LulzSec" obtained and released over half a million usernames and passwords from the game Battlefield Heroes . The passwords were stored as MD5 hashes with no salt and many were easily converted back to their plain text versions.
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What is the Battlefield Heroes data breach?

In June 2011 as part of a final breached data dump, the hacker collective "LulzSec" obtained and released over half a million usernames and passwords from the game Battlefield Heroes . The passwords were stored as MD5 hashes with no salt and many were easily...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around June 2011.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 530,270 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included 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. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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