Open Subtitles

What Happened

In August 2021, the subtitling website Open Subtitles suffered a data breach and subsequent ransom demand. The breach exposed almost 7M subscribers' personal data including email and IP addresses, usernames, the country of the user and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes.

Compromised Data

Email addresses
Geographic locations
IP addresses
Passwords
Usernames

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven't changed your password on this service since the breach, do so immediately.

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    6.8 million

  • Breach Occurred:

    August 2021

  • Added to HIBP:

    19 Jan 2022

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven't changed your Open Subtitles password since 2021, do so immediately.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Add an extra layer of security to your account.

Check Other Accounts

If you used the same password elsewhere, change those too.

Monitor for Suspicious Activity

Watch for unusual login attempts or messages from your account.

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