297,683
Records Exposed
Oct 2013
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Feb 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In October 2013, the downloads website "Mecho Download," which is no longer operational, experienced a data breach, resulting in the exposure of 438,000 records. Information from the website, built on vBulletin, comprised email and passwords secured with salted MD5 hashes.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Community
Indexed On
Feb 19, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on MechoDownload 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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