69,708
Records Exposed
Nov 2017
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In November 2017, Chocolate Management & Verlag, an Austrian publishing company, suffered a data breach affecting over 73,000 records. The exposed data includes nearly 70,000 unique email addresses and plaintext passwords. Implementing strong encryption and cybersecurity protocols is vital to protect sensitive data.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Austria
Language
German
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
General Business
Indexed On
Sep 2, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Chocolate Management & Verlag 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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