375,525
Records Exposed
Sep 2014
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Feb 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In September 2014, the RuneScape bot site Powerbot experienced a data breach, leading to the compromise of more than half a million unique user records. The exposed data included email and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. Prior to this incident, the compromised status of the site had been documented in the breached database directory at Vigilante.pw.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Online Tool
Indexed On
Feb 23, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on PowerBot 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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