Kayo.moe Credential Stuffing List
HighIn September 2018, a credential stuffing list with 42 million records was discovered and reported.
- Records exposed
- 41,826,763 records
- Breach date
- Breach Sep 11, 2018
- Last update
- Updated Sep 13, 2018
What data was exposed?
Fields reported as compromised in this breach record.
Why does this breach matter?
In-depth analysis of the breach and its implications.
In September 2018, a data set containing approximately 42 million email address and plaintext password combinations was uploaded to the cloud platform kayo.moe. This collection was identified as a credential stuffing list, which compiles harvested credentials from multiple different prior data breaches. The operator of kayo.moe informed Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) of the data upon its discovery.
Impact Analysis
Understanding the scope and consequences of this breach.
- User Impact
- Exposed users faced an increased risk of unauthorized account access through credential stuffing attacks.
- Business Impact
- Organizations faced targeted brute-force attacks leveraging the credential list.
- Affected Sectors
- Technology
- Finance
- Geographic Impact
- Global
What You Should Do
Recommended actions to take in response to this breach.
If You Were Affected
- •Immediately change your password to a strong, unique one for the affected account.
- •Enable multi-factor authentication on all your accounts.
Preventive Measures
- •Regularly update and diversify your passwords.
- •Utilize password management tools to ensure unique passwords per account.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this breach and what it means for you.