Coachella
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 February 2017, hundreds of thousands of records from the Coachella music festival were discovered being sold online . Allegedly taken from a combination of the main Coachella website and their vBulletin-based message board, the data included almost 600k usernames, IP and email addresses and salted hashes of passwords (MD5 in the case of the message board).
Frequently asked questions
What is the Coachella data breach?
In February 2017, hundreds of thousands of records from the Coachella music festival were discovered being sold online . Allegedly taken from a combination of the main Coachella website and their vBulletin-based message board, the data included almost 600k...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around February 2017.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 599,802 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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