# Bolt Data Breach

## What Happened

In approximately March 2017, the file sharing website [Bolt](http://bolt.cd/) suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of 995k unique user records. The data was sourced from their vBulletin forum and contained email and IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 password hashes. The site was previously reported as compromised on the [Vigilante.pw](https://vigilante.pw/) breached database directory.

## Compromised Data

- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Passwords
- Usernames

## Recommended Actions

##### Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

##### Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.

### Breach Overview

- **Affected Accounts:** 995.3 thousand
- **Breach Occurred:** March 2017
- **Added to HIBP:** 24 Nov 2017

## Recommended Actions

##### Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

##### Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.