Tourist Information Office of Pontarlier
Data Breach
www.pontarlier.org7,014
Records Exposed
Oct 2017
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In October 2017, the official site for the Tourist Information Office of Pontarlier—a French community website promoting the town's cultural heritage, events, tourist services, and practical info for visitors—suffered a data breach that affected 7,014 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. Even informational websites must implement strong password hashing and security best practices to protect user trust.
Compromised Data Types
Country
France
Language
French
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Community
Indexed On
Jul 29, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Tourist Information Office of Pontarlier 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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