
KiwiFarms
What Happened
In September 2019, the forum for discussing "lolcows" (people who can be milked for laughs) Kiwi Farms suffered a data breach. The disclosure notice advised that email and IP addresses, dates of birth and content created by members were all exposed in the incident.
Compromised Data
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Breach Overview
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Affected Accounts:
4.6 thousand
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Breach Occurred:
September 2019
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Added to HIBP:
17 Sep 2019
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven't changed your KiwiFarms password since 2019, do so immediately.
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If you used the same password elsewhere, change those too.
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