Flash Flash Revolution (2016 breach) Data Breach

What happened

In February 2016, the music-based rhythm game known as Flash Flash Revolution was hacked and 1.8M accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

• Change your Flash Flash Revolution (2016 breach) 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 Flash Flash Revolution (2016 breach) — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
• Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.