PoliceOne
What was exposed
Email addressesIP 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 February 2017, the law enforcement website PoliceOne confirmed they'd suffered a data breach . The breach contained over 700k accounts which appeared for sale by a data broker and included email and IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 password hashes. The file the data was contained in indicated the original breach dated back to July 2014.
Frequently asked questions
What is the PoliceOne data breach?
In February 2017, the law enforcement website PoliceOne confirmed they'd suffered a data breach . The breach contained over 700k accounts which appeared for sale by a data broker and included email and IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 password hashes....
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around July 2014.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 709,926 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, 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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