Eight million Gamigo account passwords leaked:
While German MMO website Gamigo announced it had been hacked back in March of this year, it wasn’t known to what extent user details were compromised. Now however, it’s been confirmed that over eight million account passwords and email addresses were stolen, with the details being made available on the Inside Pro forum.
At the time Gamigo did recommend that its users change their passwords to secure their accounts, but the problem comes from password reuse. It’s very likely that those same Gamigo players have the same email and password on other accounts – if you fall into this category, it’s recommended you change all corresponding details on all services.
Gamigo: Leaking all over your shoes
Since the data has been freely available on the Inside Pro forum for nearly a month, it’s likely more than a few individuals have had a play with the data, seeing what exactly it allows them to access. It’s thought that within the account list, there are over three million Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo! addresses, most of them Americans. There’s also 2.4 million German accounts, as well as 1.3 million French. According to analysis by PwnedList, a company that specialises in compromised emails, the list also contains many corporate email accounts too, including ones from IBM, Siemens, Deutsche Bank and several more.
If you’re worried that your email address might have been part of this list, you can check on the PwnedList site with its simple tool.
At the time Gamigo did recommend that its users change their passwords to secure their accounts, but the problem comes from password reuse. It’s very likely that those same Gamigo players have the same email and password on other accounts – if you fall into this category, it’s recommended you change all corresponding details on all services.
Gamigo: Leaking all over your shoes
If you’re worried that your email address might have been part of this list, you can check on the PwnedList site with its simple tool.
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