Web Hosting Talk data breach
515,149 accounts exposed.
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What was exposed
Email addressesIP addressesPasswordsUsernames
What to do
- Change your Web Hosting Talk password, and the password on any other site where you used the same one.
- Expect more phishing emails that mention this service. Do not click links in them; go to the site directly.
- Turn on two-step verification wherever it is offered, and use a password manager.
About this breach
In July 2016, the Web Hosting Talk forum suffered a data breach that was subsequently listed for sale. The breach of the vBulletin based forum exposed 515k user records including usernames, email addresses, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes.