291,436
Records Exposed
Oct 2019
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In October 2019, a data breach on the Dutch prostitution forum Hookers.nl exposed the personal information of both sex workers and their clients. The breach, caused by an unpatched vulnerability in the forum software, compromised the IP and email addresses, usernames, and password hashes (either bcrypt or salted MD5) of 291,000 users. This incident highlights the critical need for online platforms to prioritize security updates and implement strong password encryption to protect user data, especially when dealing with sensitive personal information.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Netherlands
Language
Dutch
Password Storage
MD5(Salt), bcrypt
Category
Pornography
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 Hookers.nl 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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- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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