SPS Magazin
Data Breach
www.sps-magazin.de58,896
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, SPS-Magazin, a German magazine publisher, suffered a data breach affecting nearly 69 thousand records. The exposed data includes around 59,000 unique email addresses and passwords stored as either plain text, MD5 hashes, or PHPass hashes. Enforcing secure password handling and modern cybersecurity practices is critical to protect user data.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Germany
Language
German
Password Storage
Plaintext, MD5, Other
Category
General Business
Indexed On
Jul 31, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on SPS Magazin 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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