CrimeAgency vBulletin Hacks
What was exposed
Email 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 January 2016, a large number of unpatched vBulletin forums were compromised by an actor known as "CrimeAgency" . A total of 140 forums had data including usernames, email addresses and passwords (predominantly stored as salted MD5 hashes), extracted and then distributed. Refer to the complete list of the forums for further information on which sites were impacted.
Frequently asked questions
What is the CrimeAgency vBulletin Hacks data breach?
In January 2016, a large number of unpatched vBulletin forums were compromised by an actor known as "CrimeAgency" . A total of 140 forums had data including usernames, email addresses and passwords (predominantly stored as salted MD5 hashes), extracted and...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around January 2017.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 942,044 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email 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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