Bookmate
What Happened
In mid-2018, the social ebook subscription service Bookmate was among a raft of sites that were breached and their data then sold in early-2019. The data included almost 4 million unique email addresses alongside names, genders, dates of birth and passwords stored as salted SHA-512 hashes.
Compromised Data
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Affected Accounts:
3.8 million
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Breach Occurred:
July 2018
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Added to HIBP:
22 Mar 2019
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Attribution:
BenjaminBlue@exploit.im
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven't changed your Bookmate password since 2018, do so immediately.
Enable Two-Factor Authentication
Add an extra layer of security to your account.
Get Aura for identity theft and credit protection. Keep your assets safe with fast fraud alerts, instant credit lock, and $1,000,000 identity theft insurance. Speak to a U.S. based fraud specialist 24/7.
Try Aura
Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.
Try 1Password