Ameisenschutzwarte

Data Breach

ameisenschutzwarte.de

17,521

Records Exposed

Aug 2018

Date of Breach

Database,Combolist

Breach Type

Feb 2026

Added to Database

About This Breach

In August 2018, Ameisenschutzwarte, a German non profit organization focused on forest ant conservation, sustained a data breach impacting nearly 18,000 unique records. The compromised data included email addresses and either plaintext or MD5 hashed passwords. The information was shared on a popular hacking forum.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address Password Hash Plaintext Password

Country

Germany

Language

German

Password Storage

MD5, Plaintext

What Should You Do?

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Change your password immediately on Ameisenschutzwarte 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.