🐧 LinuxMint
About this breach
In February 2016, the Linux Mint distribution website was hacked, and ISO was infected with backdor. The site also worked on the PHPBB forum, which was subsequently put up for sale together with almost 145 thousand email addresses, passwords and other personal information about subscribers.
Compromised Data
This breach exposed the following types of personal information:
Email
214.4k
100% of accounts
Nick
142.1k
66.3% of accounts
IP
140.6k
65.6% of accounts
Password
68.2k
31.8% of accounts
Total data points: 565.4k
Unique accounts affected: 214.4k
🔐 What should I do?
- Change your password immediately if you had an account
- Enable two-factor authentication where possible
- Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
- Be aware of potential phishing attempts
📊 Data Classes
📩 Email
👤 Nick
🎯 IP
🔑 Password
API Access
Get information about this breach programmatically:
GET https://data-wells.niamonx.io/api/breach/LinuxMint