OGUsers (2020 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 April 2020, the account hijacking and SIM swapping forum OGUsers suffered their second data breach in less than a year . As with the previous breach, the exposed data included email and IP addresses, usernames, private messages and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. A total of 263k email addresses across user accounts and other tables were posted to a rival hacking forum.
Frequently asked questions
What is the OGUsers (2020 breach) data breach?
In April 2020, the account hijacking and SIM swapping forum OGUsers suffered their second data breach in less than a year . As with the previous breach, the exposed data included email and IP addresses, usernames, private messages and passwords stored as...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around April 2020.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 263,189 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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