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BannerBit data breach (2018)

In approximately December 2018, the online ad platform BannerBit suffered a data breach. Containing 213k unique email addresses and plain text passwords, the data was provided to HIBP by a third party. Multiple attempts were made to contact BannerBit, but no response was received.

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213.4K
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Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2018-12-29, BannerBit was affected by a data breach. Approximately 213,415 accounts were exposed. In approximately December 2018, the online ad platform BannerBit suffered a data breach. Containing 213k unique email addresses and plain text passwords, the data was provided to HIBP by a third party. Multiple attempts were made to contact BannerBit, but no response was received.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#BannerBit
  2. bannerbit.comhttps://bannerbit.com

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