Pokémon Negro Data Breach
What Happened
In approximately October 2016, the Spanish Pokémon site Pokémon Negro suffered a data breach. The attack resulted in the disclosure of 830k accounts including email and IP addresses along with plain text passwords. Pokémon Negro did not respond when contacted about the breach.
Compromised Data
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
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Affected Accounts:
830.2 thousand
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Breach Occurred:
October 2016
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Added to HIBP:
3 Jan 2017
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