OGUsers (2019 breach)
What was exposed
Email addressesIP addressesPasswordsPrivate messagesUsernames
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 May 2019, the account hijacking and SIM swapping forum OGusers suffered a data breach . The breach exposed a database backup from December 2018 which was published on a rival hacking forum. There were 161k unique email addresses spread across 113k forum users and other tables in the database. The exposed data also included usernames, IP addresses, private messages and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the OGUsers (2019 breach) data breach?
In May 2019, the account hijacking and SIM swapping forum OGusers suffered a data breach . The breach exposed a database backup from December 2018 which was published on a rival hacking forum. There were 161k unique email addresses spread across 113k forum...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around December 2018.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 161,143 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Private messages 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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