4,762,625
Records Exposed
Jun 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2020, the Brazilian fundraising platform Vakinha experienced a data breach affecting nearly 4.8 million users. The compromised data included email addresses, names, phone numbers, geographic locations, and passwords secured with bcrypt hashes, all of which were widely shared across online hacking communities. This breach underscores the importance of advanced cybersecurity measures to safeguard personal information against unauthorized access.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
Password Storage
bcrypt
Category
Crowdfunding
Indexed On
Sep 12, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Vakinha 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.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- 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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