Open Subtitles
What was exposed
Email addressesGeographic locationsIP 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 August 2021, the subtitling website Open Subtitles suffered a data breach and subsequent ransom demand . The breach exposed almost 7M subscribers' personal data including email and IP addresses, usernames, the country of the user and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Open Subtitles data breach?
In August 2021, the subtitling website Open Subtitles suffered a data breach and subsequent ransom demand . The breach exposed almost 7M subscribers' personal data including email and IP addresses, usernames, the country of the user and passwords stored as...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around August 2021.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 6,783,158 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Geographic locations, IP 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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