START
What was exposed
Email addressesGeographic locationsNamesPasswords
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 2022, news broke of an attack against the Russian streaming service "START" . The incident led to the exposure of 44M records containing 7.4M unique email addresses. The impacted data also included the subscriber's country and password hash. START subsequently acknowledged the incident in a Telegram post and stated that the data dated back to 2021.
Frequently asked questions
What is the START data breach?
In August 2022, news broke of an attack against the Russian streaming service "START" . The incident led to the exposure of 44M records containing 7.4M unique email addresses. The impacted data also included the subscriber's country and password hash. START...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around June 2021.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 7,455,386 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names and Passwords.
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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