What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 71,153
- Breached
- February 23, 2017
- Last Update
- April 30, 2017
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What happened
In February 2017, the mobile device monitoring software developer Retina-X was hacked and customer data downloaded before being wiped from their servers. The incident was covered in the Motherboard article titled Inside the 'Stalkerware' Surveillance Market, Where Ordinary People Tap Each Other's Phones. The service, used to monitor mobile devices, had 71k email addresses and MD5 hashes with no salt exposed. Retina-X disclosed the incident in a blog post on April 27, 2017.
Compromised Info
- Email addresses
- Passwords
Attestation
Four independent databases catalog this breach and they do not always agree. Each lane below is one source’s own count.
Sources & Link Methods
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the RetinaX breach?
The RetinaX breach exposed: Email addresses and Passwords.
When did the RetinaX breach happen?
The RetinaX breach was disclosed on February 23, 2017 and affected 71,153 records.
Am I affected by the RetinaX breach?
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