Multilingual Folk Tale Database
Data Breach
www.mftd.org10,175
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Nov 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, a dataset surfaced on a prominent hacking forum. The Multilingual Folk Tale Database, a now-defunct U.S.-based scholarly resource indexing folk and fairy tales across languages using the ATU classification, experienced a data breach that affected 10,175 users. The compromised data included email addresses and password hashes stored in an unknown format.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Other
Category
Information, Education
Indexed On
Nov 10, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Multilingual Folk Tale Database 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.
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- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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