Data breach
Business Acumen Magazine data breach
26,596 accounts · breached April 25, 2014
What happened
In April 2014, the Australian "Business Acumen Magazine" website was hacked by an attacker known as 1337MiR. The breach resulted in over 26,000 accounts being exposed including usernames, email addresses and password stored with a weak cryptographic hashing algorithm (MD5 with no salt).
What data leaked
- Email addresses
- Names
- Passwords
- Usernames
- Website activity
What to do if you had an account
- Change the password. Change your password on this service. If you used the same password anywhere else, change it there too: attackers try leaked email and password pairs on other sites automatically. A password manager makes one unique password per site practical.
- Turn on two-step sign-in. Enable two-factor authentication where the service offers it, preferably with an authenticator app or a passkey. A leaked password alone is then not enough to get in.
- Expect targeted phishing. Leaked contact details are used to write convincing fake messages that mention the breached company or your real name. Do not click links in unexpected emails or texts about this account; go to the site by typing its address.
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