Ecociencia
Data Breach
ecociencia.ecotec.edu.ec6,520
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Nov 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, Ecociencia, a discontinued Ecuadorean online scientific journal, experienced a breach that compromised around 8000 records. The exposed data contained nearly 7000 unique email addresses and hashed passwords. The breached data was later shared on a prominent cybercrime forum.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Ecuador
Language
Spanish
Password Storage
Other
Category
Science
Indexed On
Nov 19, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Ecociencia 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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