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Hemmakväll

Have I Been PwnedConfirmed breachAdded July 9, 2015Occurred July 8, 201547,297 accountshemmakvall.seAll Hemmakväll breaches →
What was exposed
Email addressesNamesPasswordsPhone numbersPhysical addresses
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In July 2015, the Swedish video store chain Hemmakväll was hacked and nearly 50k records dumped publicly. The disclosed data included various attributes of their customers including email and physical addresses, names and phone numbers. Passwords were also leaked, stored with a weak MD5 hashing algorithm.
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What is the Hemmakväll data breach?

In July 2015, the Swedish video store chain Hemmakväll was hacked and nearly 50k records dumped publicly. The disclosed data included various attributes of their customers including email and physical addresses, names and phone numbers. Passwords were also...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around July 2015.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 47,297 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers and Physical addresses.

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. Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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