Flashback
What Happened
In February 2015, the Swedish forum known as Flashback had sensitive internal data on 40k members published via the tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet. The data was allegedly sold to them via Researchgruppen (The Research Group) who have a history of exposing otherwise anonymous users, primarily those who they believe participate in "troll like" behaviour. The compromised data includes social security numbers, home and email addresses.
Compromised Data
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Breach Overview
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Affected Accounts:
40.3 thousand
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Breach Occurred:
February 2015
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Added to HIBP:
12 Feb 2015
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven't changed your Flashback password since 2015, do so immediately.
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Check Other Accounts
If you used the same password elsewhere, change those too.
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