Games Box
What was exposed
AgesEmail addressesGendersPasswordsUsernames
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 2020, now defunct website Games Box suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data . The impacted data included 1.4M email addresses alongside usernames, genders, ages and passwords stored as either a hash or plain text.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Games Box data breach?
In September 2020, now defunct website Games Box suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data . The impacted data included 1.4M email addresses alongside usernames, genders, ages and passwords stored as either a hash...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around September 2020.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 1,439,354 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Ages, Email addresses, Genders, 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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