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Account Data Breach: Havenly

Credentials Breach Report

In June 2020, Havenly, an interior design website, suffered a data breach. Approximately 1.4 million members' personal information was exposed. This data includes names, email, phone numbers, addresses and passwords stored as SHA-1 hashes. This information was shared on an online hacking community. 


28 UMBC accounts were affected by this breach. The victims have been notified via their UMBC emails and/or their alternate emails. If you have a Havenly account, please contact them to see if you have been affected by this breach.


More about Heavenly data breach:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-leaks-386-million-user-records-from-18-companies-for-free/ 


If you have any questions or concerns email us: security@umbc.edu 


Information about this breach was provided to us by Have I Been Pwned(HIBP).


 

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Posted: August 24, 2020, 12:25 PM