MCBans Data Breach

What happened?

In October 2016, the Minecraft banning service known as MCBans suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of 120k unique user records. The data contained email and IP addresses, usernames and password hashes of unknown format. The site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is October 27, 2016. The record was added to the catalogue on July 23, 2017 and last updated there on July 23, 2017.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Passwords
• Usernames
• Website activity

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 MCBans or used mcbans.com around October 27, 2016. 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.