Better Cotton
Data Breach
bettercotton.org2,997
Records Exposed
May 2021
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Apr 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In May 2021, Better Cotton, a Swiss advocacy platform for sustainable cotton farming, experienced a breach compromising approximately 1.4 million records, including email addresses, usernames, and PHPass-hashed passwords. The incident highlights risks for platforms managing sensitive user credentials and professional data. Robust cybersecurity measures, including modern encryption standards, are critical to safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining trust in digital services.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Switzerland
Language
English
Password Storage
Other
Category
General Business
Indexed On
Apr 25, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Better Cotton 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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