StarNet data breach

The StarNet breach happened on February 26, 2015 and exposed 139,395 accounts. 10 kinds of data were exposed.

Overview

Site

starnet.md

Breach date

February 26, 2015

Recorded on

April 11, 2015

Accounts exposed

139,395

Exposed data

Customer interactions, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, MAC addresses, Names, Passport numbers, Passwords, Phone numbers

Risk score

89 out of 100

Risk based on the exposed data

This breach scores 89 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Passport numbers, Phone numbers.

Breaches from the same period

• 000webhost (2015-03-01, 14,936,670 accounts)
• GameTuts (2015-03-01, 2,064,274 accounts)
• MyFHA (2015-02-18, 972,629 accounts)

What affected users should do

• Change your StarNet 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.
• ID numbers were exposed, so watch out for contracts signed in your name.

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