73,874
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Feb 2026
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, BFA Emploi, a now defunct French employment platform, suffered a data breach affecting nearly 81,000 records. The compromised data included around 74,000 unique email addresses and plaintext passwords. The information was posted on a well known cybercrime forum.
Compromised Data Types
Country
France
Language
French
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Employment
Indexed On
Feb 18, 2026
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on BFA-Emploi 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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