1,128,973
Records Exposed
Apr 2018
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
The retro gaming website Emuparadise, known as the "biggest retro gaming website on earth," was affected by a data breach in April 2018. The compromised vBulletin forum exposed the personal information of 1.1 million users, including email addresses, IP addresses, usernames, and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. This incident underscores the importance of using strong encryption algorithms to protect user data, especially when dealing with large amounts of personal information.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United Arab Emirates
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5(Salt)
Category
Gaming
Indexed On
Sep 18, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Emuparadise 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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