Carnegie Greenaway

Data Breach

www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk

7,819

Records Exposed

Jul 2018

Date of Breach

Database,Combolist

Breach Type

Feb 2026

Added to Database

About This Breach

In July 2018, the official platform for The Carnegies, a United Kingdom based non profit prestigious annual book awards for children and young adult literature, suffered a data breach affecting over 15,000 records. The exposed data included nearly 8000 unique email addresses and plaintext passwords. The information was shared on a prominent hacking forum.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address Plaintext Password

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Password Storage

Plaintext

What Should You Do?

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Change your password immediately on Carnegie Greenaway 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.