BreachAware
Critical Impact•
457,962,538 records affected
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BreachAware
Description
In December 2016, a huge list of email address and password pairs appeared in what is known as a "combo list" referred to as Anti Public. The list contained ~458 million unique email addresses, many with multiple different passwords hacked from various online systems. The list was broadly circulated and used for credential stuffing, that is attackers employ it in an attempt to identify other online systems where the account owner had reused their password.
What to do if you're affected
- 1.Change your password immediately if you have an account with this service
- 2.Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible
- 3.Check if your email appears in the breach using Have I Been Pwned
- 4.Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
- 5.Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords