Data breach
DaniWeb.com data breach
In 2015, DaniWeb.com suffered a data breach affecting 940,984 records. Exposed data included usernames, email addresses, ip addresses and 1 other type of data.
Breach date
940 984
Records in the breach
4
Types of data exposed
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Data exposed in the DaniWeb.com breach
- Usernames
- Email Addresses
- IP Addresses
- Passwords
About the breach
The technology and social networking site DaniWeb suffered a major data breach in late 2015 (discovered and disclosed around December 2016), affecting approximately 1.1 million user accounts.
What Data Was Exposed
• Usernames / Nicknames: Over 940,000 to 1.1 million accounts.
• Email Addresses: Roughly 940,000 to 1.1 million email addresses.
• IP Addresses: Included in the leaked records.
• Password Hashes & Salts: The dataset included salted MD5 password hashes for over 500,000 accounts.
DaniWeb’s Stance
DaniWeb publicly disputed parts of the leak, stating that the breached password hashes and salts were incorrect and that no usable passwords, login credentials, or sensitive personal details were compromised. They also noted that they had migrated to entirely new software and infrastructure before the breach was publicly identified.
What Data Was Exposed
• Usernames / Nicknames: Over 940,000 to 1.1 million accounts.
• Email Addresses: Roughly 940,000 to 1.1 million email addresses.
• IP Addresses: Included in the leaked records.
• Password Hashes & Salts: The dataset included salted MD5 password hashes for over 500,000 accounts.
DaniWeb’s Stance
DaniWeb publicly disputed parts of the leak, stating that the breached password hashes and salts were incorrect and that no usable passwords, login credentials, or sensitive personal details were compromised. They also noted that they had migrated to entirely new software and infrastructure before the breach was publicly identified.
How to protect yourself
In order to start protecting yourself from possible fraud in future, we highly recommend the following steps:
1. Immediately change your password on the affected website, but also any other website where you may re-use this password.
2. Download the Google or Microsoft Authenticator App on your mobile device. Activate 2FA authentication on any website you use, which allow for it.
3. Be on aware of an increase in spam or scam e-mails.
1. Immediately change your password on the affected website, but also any other website where you may re-use this password.
2. Download the Google or Microsoft Authenticator App on your mobile device. Activate 2FA authentication on any website you use, which allow for it.
3. Be on aware of an increase in spam or scam e-mails.
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