Desura
Data Breach
www.desura.games948,152
Records Exposed
Jun 2024
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Mar 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2024, Desura, a Russian online gaming platform offering a variety of free browser-based games across multiple genres, experienced a data breach affecting 1.1 million users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. This incident highlights the importance of implementing strong cybersecurity measures, such as encrypting sensitive data, using secure password hashing algorithms, and enforcing multi-factor authentication to protect user accounts from unauthorized access and potential misuse.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Russian Federation
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Gaming
Indexed On
Mar 11, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Desura 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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