dvd-shop.ch Data Breach

What happened

In December 2017, the online Swiss DVD store known as dvd-shop.ch suffered a data breach. The incident led to the exposure of 68k email addresses and plain text passwords. The site has since been updated to indicate that it is currently closed.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

• Change your dvd-shop.ch password immediately, and update it anywhere you reused the same password.
• Enable two-factor authentication on the affected account and on your critical services (email, banking).
• Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing dvd-shop.ch — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
• Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.