SweClockers.com
What was exposed
Email 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 early 2015, the Swedish tech news site SweClockers was hacked and 255k accounts were exposed. The attack led to the exposure of usernames, email addresses and salted hashes of passwords stored with a combination of MD5 and SHA512.
Frequently asked questions
What is the SweClockers.com data breach?
In early 2015, the Swedish tech news site SweClockers was hacked and 255k accounts were exposed. The attack led to the exposure of usernames, email addresses and salted hashes of passwords stored with a combination of MD5 and SHA512.
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around April 2015.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 254,867 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email 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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