ClubPenguinRewrittenJul2019
Medium Impact•
4,007,909 records affected
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HaveIBeenPwned
Description
In July 2019, the children's gaming site Club Penguin Rewritten (CPRewritten) suffered a data breach (note: CPRewritten is an independent recreation of Disney's Club Penguin game). In addition to an earlier data breach that impacted 1.7 million accounts, the subsequent breach exposed 4 million unique email addresses alongside IP addresses, usernames and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
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