GateHub
What was exposed
Email addressesEncrypted keysMnemonic phrasesPasswords
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.
Details
In October 2019, 1.4M accounts from the cryptocurrency wallet service GateHub were posted to a popular hacking forum . GateHub had previously acknowledged a data breach in June , albeit with a smaller number of impacted accounts. Data from the breach included email addresses, mnemonic phrases, encrypted master keys, encrypted recovery keys and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the GateHub data breach?
In October 2019, 1.4M accounts from the cryptocurrency wallet service GateHub were posted to a popular hacking forum . GateHub had previously acknowledged a data breach in June , albeit with a smaller number of impacted accounts. Data from the breach included...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2019.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 1,408,078 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Encrypted keys, Mnemonic phrases and Passwords.
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.
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