505,284
Records Exposed
Jun 2021
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2021, the French publishing house Short Édition experienced a data breach that compromised 505,000 records. The breached information included email and physical addresses, names, usernames, phone numbers, dates of birth, genders, and passwords stored as either salted SHA-1 or salted SHA-512 hashes. This incident underscores the critical need for robust cybersecurity practices to protect sensitive data.
Compromised Data Types
Country
France
Language
French
Password Storage
SHA1, Other
Category
Books
Indexed On
Sep 6, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Short Edition 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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