WHMCS data breach
The WHMCS breach happened on May 21, 2012 and exposed 134,047 accounts. 10 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- whmcs.com
- Breach date
- May 21, 2012
- Recorded on
- June 28, 2016
- Accounts exposed
- 134,047
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Email messages, Employers, IP addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Passwords, Payment histories, Physical addresses, Website activity
- 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, Email messages, Partial credit card data.
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.
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- LinkedIn (2012-05-05, 164,611,595 accounts)
- League of Legends (2012-06-11, 339,487 accounts)
- Dropbox (2012-07-01, 68,648,009 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your WHMCS 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.
- Card or bank details were exposed, so check your statements and contact your card issuer or bank about any charges you do not recognize.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of July 28, 2018. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.