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Staminus

SourceHave I Been Pwned
StatusConfirmed breach
AddedOctober 5, 2017
OccurredMarch 11, 2016
Accounts affected26,815
Domainstaminus.net
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What was exposed
Credit cardsEmail addressesIP addressesPasswordsSupport ticketsUsernames
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Details
In March 2016, the DDoS protection service Staminus was "massively hacked" resulting in an outage of more than 20 hours and the disclosure of customer credentials (with unsalted MD5 hashes), support tickets, credit card numbers and other sensitive data. 27k unique email addresses were found in the data which was subsequently released to the public. Staminus is no longer in operation.
Frequently asked questions

What is the Staminus data breach?

In March 2016, the DDoS protection service Staminus was "massively hacked" resulting in an outage of more than 20 hours and the disclosure of customer credentials (with unsalted MD5 hashes), support tickets, credit card numbers and other sensitive data. 27k...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around March 2016.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 26,815 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Credit cards, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Support tickets 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. Watch your card and bank statements for unfamiliar charges, and consider requesting a new card number. 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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