Lifeboat
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, the Minecraft community known as Lifeboat was hacked and more than 7 million accounts leaked . Lifeboat knew of the incident for three months before the breach was made public but elected not to advise customers. The leaked data included usernames, email addresses and passwords stored as straight MD5 hashes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Lifeboat data breach?
In January 2016, the Minecraft community known as Lifeboat was hacked and more than 7 million accounts leaked . Lifeboat knew of the incident for three months before the breach was made public but elected not to advise customers. The leaked data included...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around January 2016.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 7,089,395 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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