Kayo.moe Credential Stuffing List Data Breach

What happened?

In September 2018, a collection of almost 42 million email address and plain text password pairs was uploaded to the anonymous file sharing service kayo.moe . The operator of the service contacted HIBP to report the data which, upon further investigation, turned out to be a large credential stuffing list. For more information, read about The 42M Record kayo.moe Credential Stuffing Data .

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is September 11, 2018. The record was added to the catalogue on September 13, 2018 and last updated there on September 13, 2018.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Passwords

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Kayo.moe Credential Stuffing List around September 11, 2018. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.