Emsdetten
Data Breach
www.emsdetten.com14,179
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Oct 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, Emsdetten, a German-based community platform for the city of Emsdetten, experienced a data breach affecting over 14,000 unique records. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. The exposed information was later posted on a prominent hacking forum.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Germany
Language
German
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Community, Forums
Indexed On
Oct 14, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Emsdetten 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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