Powerbot
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 approximately September 2014, the RuneScape bot website Powerbot suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of over half a million unique user records. The data contained email and IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 hashes of passwords. The site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Powerbot data breach?
In approximately September 2014, the RuneScape bot website Powerbot suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of over half a million unique user records. The data contained email and IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 hashes of passwords. The site...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around September 2014.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 503,501 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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