LimeVPN data breach
The LimeVPN breach happened on October 8, 2020 and exposed 23,348 accounts. 7 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- limevpn.com
- Breach date
- October 8, 2020
- Recorded on
- February 6, 2023
- Accounts exposed
- 23,348
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases
- Risk score
- 79 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 79 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
Breaches from the same period
- Famm (2020-10-08, 535,240 accounts)
- Pixlr (2020-10-07, 1,906,808 accounts)
- Chowbus (2020-10-05, 444,224 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your LimeVPN password, and also change it on any other service where you used the same password. You can create a new one with the password generator.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of February 6, 2023. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.