Liberal Studies HK

Liberal Studies HK

Data Breach

liberalstudies.hk

40,179

Records Exposed

Aug 2018

Date of Breach

Database

Breach Type

Jul 2025

Added to Database

About This Breach

In August 2018, Liberal Studies HK, a Hong Kong based educational platform, suffered a data breach affecting nearly 145 thousand records. The exposed data includes over 40,000 unique email addresses and PHPass or SHA256 hashed passwords. Implementing strong cybersecurity practices helps safeguard user data and maintain platform trust.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address Password Hash

Country

Hong Kong

Language

Chinese

Password Storage

Other

Category

Education

Indexed On

Jul 14, 2025

Breach Type

Database

What Should You Do?

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  • Change your password immediately on Liberal Studies HK 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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