DaniWeb

What Happened

In late 2015, the technology and social site DaniWeb suffered a data breach. The attack resulted in the disclosure of 1.1 million accounts including email and IP addresses which were also accompanied by salted MD5 hashes of passwords. However, DaniWeb have advised that "the breached password hashes and salts are incorrect" and that they have since switched to new infrastructure and software.

Compromised Data

Email addresses
IP addresses
Passwords

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    1.1 million

  • Breach Occurred:

    December 2015

  • Added to HIBP:

    28 Dec 2016

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven't changed your DaniWeb password since 2015, do so immediately.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Add an extra layer of security to your account.

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