12,846,468
Records Exposed
Aug 2016
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2016, the Russian gaming forum Cross Fire, or cfire.mail.ru, was hacked, along with several other forums hosted by the Russian mail provider mail.ru. The vBulletin-based forum held 12.8 million accounts, including usernames, email addresses, and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. This breach highlights the vulnerabilities of outdated encryption methods and the need for stronger cybersecurity measures across large online communities.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Russian Federation
Language
Russian
Password Storage
MD5(Salt)
Category
Forums
Indexed On
Sep 26, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Cross Fire 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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