Diario Río Negro
Data Breach
www.rionegro.com.ar16,196
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Oct 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, a dataset appeared on a prominent hacking forum. Diario Río Negro, a regional Argentine news outlet based in Patagonia covering local and national events, sports, politics, and culture, experienced a data breach that affected 16,196 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Argentina
Language
Spanish
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
News, Community
Indexed On
Oct 24, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Diario Río Negro 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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