cashcrate.com
Medium Impact•
6,844,490 records affected
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BreachAware
Description
In November 2016, the "cash for surveys" service "CashCreate" suffered a data breach exposing over 6.8 million credentials. The database dump became public in 2018 and widely distributed via hacking forums. The passwords were exposed as MD5 hashes, over 80% of which were cracked in the days following the public exposure.
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