Learn French by Podcast
Data Breach
learnfrenchbypodcast.com112,002
Records Exposed
Jul 2017
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Apr 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In July 2017, Learn French by Podcast, an Ireland-based educational platform for French language learning, disclosed a breach impacting approximately 120,000 records. The exposed data included email addresses and passwords stored in plaintext. Plaintext storage eliminates decryption barriers, enabling rapid exploitation through credential-stuffing, account hijacking, or unauthorized access to linked services. This incident underscores the necessity of avoiding outdated practices like plaintext password storage and adopting modern encryption or hashing protocols.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Ireland
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Education
Indexed On
Apr 30, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Learn French by Podcast 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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