MacGeneration
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 2022, the French Apple news website MacGeneration suffered a data breach . The incident exposed over 100k usernames, email addresses and passwords stored as salted SHA-512 hashes. After discovering the incident, MacGeneration self-submitted data to HIBP.
Frequently asked questions
What is the MacGeneration data breach?
In January 2022, the French Apple news website MacGeneration suffered a data breach . The incident exposed over 100k usernames, email addresses and passwords stored as salted SHA-512 hashes. After discovering the incident, MacGeneration self-submitted data to...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around January 2022.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 101,004 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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