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Confirmed breach

BookCrossing data breach

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A breach of BookCrossing was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 25 July 2023. It affected 1,582,323 accounts. Exposed: Passwords and logins, Email addresses, Dates of birth, Names, Usernames and IP addresses and more. The breach began on 5 November 2012, 3,914 days before it was reported.

Status

Confirmed breach

People affected

1,582,323 accounts

Reported

25 July 2023

Breach began

5 November 2012

Time to tell

3,914 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

• Passwords and logins
• Email addresses
• Dates of birth
• Names
• Usernames
• IP addresses
• Geographic locations

Sources

• Breach database · 25 July 2023 · 1,582,323 accountsHave I Been Pwned

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If BookCrossing had your data

1. Look for BookCrossing’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
2. Change your BookCrossing password, and the same password anywhere else you use it. Turn on two-step sign-in.
3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be BookCrossing, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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