Malwarebytes Data Breach

What Happened

In November 2014, the Malwarebytes forum was hacked and 111k member records were exposed. The IP.Board forum included email and IP addresses, birth dates and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked.

Compromised Data

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Passwords
• Usernames
• Website activity

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: 111.6 thousand
• Breach Occurred: November 2014
• Added to HIBP: 9 Mar 2016

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.