MC2 Data — 2.1M accounts
Severity: Medium · Kind: Data breach
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From the source
In August 2024, data aggregator MC2 Data left a database publicly accessible without a password which was subsequently discovered by a security researcher . The breach exposed the personal information of 2.1M subscribers to the service which was marketed under a series of different brand names . The data included email addresses, names and salted SHA-256 password hashes.
Breach facts
- Accounts affected
- 2,122,280
- Verified
- Yes
- Sensitive
- No
- Data exposed
- Email addressesNamesPasswords
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