Earth 2 had a data breach. (haveibeenpwned.com)

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Breach date: 16 October 2024

Date added to HIBP: 7 November 2024

Compromised accounts: 420,961

Compromised data: Email addresses, Usernames

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[-] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 7 points 7 hours ago

People commonly reuse the same usernames and passwords with an associated email. All that must be done is check breach data for matching email and username and then try the password from the list. You'll likely find more than a few will be a match

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