Amesforum24
Data Breach
amesforum24.de76,694
Records Exposed
Oct 2017
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jun 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In October 2017, Amesforum24, a now-defunct German forum website, suffered a data breach that impacted 76,694 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. The use of plaintext password storage significantly heightened the security risk, making user accounts more vulnerable to unauthorized access and credential stuffing attacks.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Germany
Language
German
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Forums
Indexed On
Jun 5, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Amesforum24 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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