BitView

What Happened

In December 2024, the video sharing Community BitView suffered a data breach that exposed 63k customer records. Attributed to a backup taken by a previous administrator earlier in the year, the breach exposed email and IP addresses, bcrypt password hashes, usernames, bios, private messages, video comments and for some records, gender, date of birth and country of location.

Compromised Data

Bios
Comments
Dates of birth
Email addresses
Genders
Geographic locations
IP addresses
Passwords
Private messages
Usernames

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    63.1 thousand

  • Breach Occurred:

    December 2024

  • Added to HIBP:

    19 Dec 2024

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven't changed your BitView password since 2024, do so immediately.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

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