QIP Data Breach

What happened

In mid-2011, the Russian instant messaging service known as QIP (Quiet Internet Pager) suffered a data breach. The attack resulted in the disclosure of over 26 million unique accounts including email addresses and passwords with the data eventually appearing in public years later.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

• Change your QIP 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 QIP — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
• Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.