Actu-Environnement
Data Breach
www.actu-environnement.com36,454
Records Exposed
Jun 2019
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Aug 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2019, Actu-Environnement, a prominent French professional environmental news portal, launched in 2003 and based in Paris, and operated by Cogiterra, a privately held press company, suffered a data breach that affected 36,454 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. Storing passwords in plaintext poses a serious security risk; users should change affected credentials immediately and prioritize platforms that use secure encryption and hashing methods.
Compromised Data Types
Country
France
Language
French
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
News
Indexed On
Aug 8, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Actu-Environnement and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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