Data breach
Carding Mafia (March 2021) data breach
297,744 accounts · breached March 18, 2021
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What happened
In March 2021, the Carding Mafia forum suffered a data breach that exposed almost 300k members' email addresses. Dedicated to the theft and trading of stolen credit cards, the forum breach also exposed usernames, IP addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
What data leaked
- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Passwords
- Usernames
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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