BlackHatWorld

BlackHatWorld

Data Breach

blackhatworld.com

648,996

Records Exposed

Jun 2014

Date of Breach

Database

Breach Type

Jul 2022

Added to Database

About This Breach

In June 2014, the search engine optimisation forum Black Hat World had three quarters of a million accounts breached from their system. The breach included various personally identifiable attributes which were publicly released in a MySQL database script.

Compromised Data Types

IP Address Hash Type Email Address Username Passwords

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Password Storage

IPB

Category

Hacking

Indexed On

Jul 25, 2022

Breach Type

Database

What Should You Do?

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  • Change your password immediately on BlackHatWorld 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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