3,382,641
Records Exposed
Aug 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2020, the online antiques marketplace LiveAuctioneers experienced a data breach, which was later sold online and widely distributed in hacking communities. The breach exposed 3.4 million records, including names, email and IP addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes. This incident emphasizes the importance of employing strong cybersecurity practices, such as using secure password hashing algorithms, to protect sensitive user information.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Canada
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5
Category
Marketplace
Indexed On
Sep 24, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on LiveAuctioneers 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.
- 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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