A 2013 hack of a Russian cybercrime forum may have leaked the details of millions of users
- Data from a 2013 breach of the YouHack cybercrime forum resurfaced online, exposing 7.2 million email addresses and password pairs
- The leak also included forum user details, usernames, IP addresses, and weakly protected MD5 password hashes
- Researchers warn recycled breach data and cracked passwords remain valuable for credential-stuffing and account takeover attacks
A large treasure trove of data stolen roughly 13 years ago has again surfaced on the clear web, with millions of email addresses, belonging to both innocent victims and notorious cybercriminals leaked online and found their way to Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP).
HIBP is a free online service that allows users to check whether their email address or phone number appeared in any known data breach.
HIBP recently added a new database containing roughly 7.2 million addresses. As it turns out, these addresses were stolen in May 2013, when an infamous Russian-language hacking forum YouHack suffered a...
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