Mortal Online Data Breach

What happened?

In June 2018, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Mortal Online suffered a data breach . A file containing 570k email addresses and cracked passwords was subsequently distributed online. A larger more complete file containing 607k email addresses with original unsalted MD5 password hashes along with names, usernames and physical addresses was later provided and the original breach in HIBP was updated accordingly. The data was provided to HIBP by whitehat security researcher and data analyst Adam Davies.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is June 17, 2018. The record was added to the catalogue on August 31, 2018 and last updated there on September 24, 2018.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Names
• Passwords
• Physical addresses
• Usernames

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 Mortal Online or used mortalonline.com around June 17, 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.