ShockGore Data Breach

What happened

In August 2020, the website for sharing graphic videos and images of gore and animal cruelty suffered a data breach. The breach exposed 74k unique email addresses alongside usernames, IP addresses, genders and unsalted SHA-1 password hashes. Private messages were also exposed, many containing requests for material of a depraved nature.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

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