Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach
A data breach affecting Myspace93 has resulted in the exposure of plaintext passwords for over 46,000 users. The breach, which occurred in January 2021, was attributed to trusted members of a Discord channel who misused their access to steal sensitive information. The site's co-creator has since closed all social network-related services in response to the incident.
- ▪The breach exposed usernames, passwords, email addresses, and IP addresses of more than 46,000 Myspace93 users.
- ▪The co-creator of Myspace93 blamed trusted members of a Discord channel for the leakage of unencrypted credentials.
- ▪Affected users are advised to change their passwords and enable two-factor authentication on other sites.
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