UPIAR Store

UPIAR Store

Data Breach

upiar.com

122,585

Records Exposed

Aug 2018

Date of Breach

Database,Combolist

Breach Type

Aug 2025

Added to Database

About This Breach

In August 2018, UPIAR Store, an Italy-based nonfiction UFO studies publisher run by a cooperative tied to the Italian UFO research community—specializing in rigorous UFO literature, catalogs of sightings, and research monographs, all published as small-scale, high-quality physical editions—suffered a data breach that affected 122,585 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. Users should replace any reused credentials and use platforms that store passwords securely with modern encryption methods.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address Plaintext Password

Country

Italy

Language

Italian

Password Storage

Plaintext

Category

Education, Information

Indexed On

Aug 12, 2025

Breach Type

Database,Combolist

What Should You Do?

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  • Change your password immediately on UPIAR Store 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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