USMLE Forums
Data Breach
www.usmle-forums.com/forums96,217
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Aug 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, USMLE Forums, a forum dedicated to the United States Medical Licensing Examination, suffered a data breach affecting over 96 thousand unique records. The exposed data includes email addresses and plaintext passwords. Strong cybersecurity practices are essential to safeguard sensitive user information.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Forums
Indexed On
Aug 5, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on USMLE Forums 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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