Dortmund21
Data Breach
dortmund21.com9,694
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Oct 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, Dortmund21, a now defunct local news platform for the city of Dortmund, Germany, experienced a data breach affecting nearly 10,000 unique records. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords, which were later posted on a popular hacking forum.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Germany
Language
German
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
News
Indexed On
Oct 11, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Dortmund21 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.
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