54,392
Records Exposed
Jun 2019
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2019, the "Art of Human Hacking" website Social Engineered ironically suffered a data breach. The MyBB forum breach was published on a rival hacking forum, exposing 89,000 records. The compromised data included email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, private messages, and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. This incident underscores the irony of security vulnerabilities within hacking communities and the need for stronger encryption practices.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5(Salt)
Category
Hacking / Carding
Indexed On
Sep 20, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Social Engineered 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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