Data Breach
Freecycle Data Breach
7.0M records exposed • August 2023
Freecycle, where people give away free stuff in their neighborhoods, got hacked. 7 million members' accounts were exposed.
What Happened
Freecycle, the nonprofit recycling network, suffered a breach affecting 7 million users. The organization urged all users to reset passwords.
Attack method: Unauthorized access
What Data Was Exposed
Email addresses, Usernames, bcrypt password hashes, User IDs
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What to Do If You're Affected
- 1.
Change your Freecycle password
- 2.
Change passwords on sites using the same credentials
Lessons for Businesses
- • Nonprofits are also targets
- • Community platforms hold lots of data
- • bcrypt provides good password protection
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