85,157
Records Exposed
Jan 2012
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Oct 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In January 2012, the video game cheats website ArtificialAiming experienced a data breach that exposed 85,000 user accounts. The compromised data included usernames, email addresses, ip addresses, dates of birth, and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. This incident emphasizes the importance of using stronger encryption methods and regularly updating security practices to protect user data.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5(Salt)
Category
Gaming
Indexed On
Oct 3, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on ArtificialAiming.net 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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