Jornal.US
Data Breach
jornal.us13,866
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Nov 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, a dataset was leaked on a prominent hacking forum. Jornal.US, a U.S.-based bilingual (Spanish and Portuguese) online news blog focusing on immigration, expatriate topics, and diaspora issues for Latin American and Brazilian audiences, suffered a data breach that affected 13,866 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
News, Community
Indexed On
Nov 27, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Jornal.US 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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