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Pay as you go gym breach

topaz13
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edited 16 December 2016 at 1:42PM in Compers chat corner
I've just been contacted by a company that monitors web breaches, asking if I signed up to the pay as you go gym site. Apparently plain text passwords and emails have been published. (He told me my password/email address, which is on public view)
Obviously it was through a comp, so if you have any data held on the site, (especially payment cards) it would be a good idea to change passwords quickly.

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  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
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    topaz13 wrote: »
    I've just been contacted by a company that monitors web breaches, asking if I signed up to this site. Apparently plain text passwords and emails have been published. (He told me my password/email address, which is on public view)
    Obviously it was through a comp, so if you have any data held on the site, (especially payment cards) it would be a good idea to change passwords quickly.
    Are you saying that MSE forum passwords have been compromised ?
  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
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    If so maybe alert MSE via: [EMAIL="forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com"]forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com[/EMAIL]
  • topaz13
    topaz13 Posts: 168 Forumite
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    No, it is nothing to do with MSE passwords. It is the gym website that has been hacked. Sorry I worded it ambiguously. I'll amend it.
  • lhl24
    lhl24 Posts: 1,394 Forumite
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    Thank you for sharing Topaz.
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