15,126
Records Exposed
Oct 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Oct 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In October 2020, the VPN provider LimeVPN experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of tens of thousands of customers. The compromised data included email addresses, IP and physical addresses, names, phone numbers, purchase histories, and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. This incident underscores the critical importance of strong encryption and secure data storage practices, especially for companies handling sensitive user information like VPN providers.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Iceland
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5(Salt)
Category
Internet Services
Indexed On
Oct 2, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on LimeVPN 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.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- Monitor your financial accounts closely. Check credit reports and bank statements for any unauthorized activity.
- 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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