PPCGeeks
What was exposed
Dates of birthEmail 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 August 2016, the pocket PC fan site forum PPCGeeks suffered a data breach that exposed over 490k records . The breach of the vBulletin forum exposed email and IP addresses, usernames, dates of birth and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the PPCGeeks data breach?
In August 2016, the pocket PC fan site forum PPCGeeks suffered a data breach that exposed over 490k records . The breach of the vBulletin forum exposed email and IP addresses, usernames, dates of birth and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around August 2016.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 492,518 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, 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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