57,006
Records Exposed
May 2019
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Aug 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In May 2019, OGUsers, a forum notorious for buying social media accounts, online usernames, and associated with account hijacking and SIM swapping, suffered a data breach. The breach exposed a database backup from December 2018, which was later published on a rival hacking forum. The exposed data, totaling over 161,000 records, included email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, and MD5 hashed and salted passwords. This incident underscores the critical importance of implementing robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive user information from unauthorized access and breaches.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Iceland
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5(Salt)
Category
Forums
Indexed On
Aug 29, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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