Expat.RU
Data Breach
www.expat.ru3,934
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Dec 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, Expat.RU, a Russian community platform for English speaking expats and Russians, experienced a breach exposing close to 4000 unique records. The compromised information consisted of email addresses and MD5 hashed passwords. The data was shared on a prominent cybercrime forum.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Russian Federation
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5
Category
Community, Forums
Indexed On
Dec 9, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Expat.RU 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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