Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach

Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach

Leakage blamed on treacherous friends exposed unencrypted credentials, email addresses

Users of the Myspace93 parody web art site be warned: the dataset spilled after a reported breach in 2021 included the plaintext usernames and passwords of more than 46,000 registered users. The site's co-creator has blamed "trusted members" of a Windows93 Discord channel for the leakage.The figure of 46,000+ users is a recent estimate from HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) - the web's go-to breach aggregator - which ingested the related data this week, more than five years after the January 2021 attack.In addition to the clear-as-day passwords and usernames, HIBP said email addresses and IP addresses were also among the exposed data.

Myspace93's homepage

Myspace93 is an offshoot of the Windows93 project. They’re both websites that spoof the old social media network and operating system respectively, allowing users to experience them now that they’re long gone.