Nihonomaru Data Breach
What Happened
In late 2015, the anime community known as Nihonomaru had their vBulletin forum hacked and 1.7 million accounts exposed. The compromised data included email and IP addresses, usernames and salted hashes of passwords.
Compromised Data
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
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Affected Accounts:
1.7 million
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Breach Occurred:
December 2015
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Added to HIBP:
30 Aug 2016
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.
Enable Two-Factor Authentication
Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.
Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.
Try 1Password