Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

Data Breach

www.guidedogs.ie

7,927

Records Exposed

Aug 2018

Date of Breach

Database,Combolist

Breach Type

Dec 2025

Added to Database

About This Breach

In August 2018, the online platform for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, an Irish charity, suffered a data breach involving around 8,000 unique records. The incident exposed email addresses and MD5 hashed and salted passwords. The compromised information was posted on a popular cybercrime forum.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address Password Hash Salt

Country

Ireland

Language

English

Password Storage

MD5(Salt)

What Should You Do?

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Change your password immediately on Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind 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.