EpicBot
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 2019, the RuneScape bot provider EpicBot suffered a data breach that impacted 817k subscribers . Data from the breach was subsequently shared on a popular hacking forum and included usernames, email and IP addresses and passwords stored as either salted MD5 or bcrypt hashes. EpicBot did not respond when contacted about the incident.
Frequently asked questions
What is the EpicBot data breach?
In September 2019, the RuneScape bot provider EpicBot suffered a data breach that impacted 817k subscribers . Data from the breach was subsequently shared on a popular hacking forum and included usernames, email and IP addresses and passwords stored as either...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around September 2019.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 816,662 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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