uTorrent Data Breach

What happened

In early 2016, the forum for the uTorrent BitTorrent client suffered a data breach which came to light later in the year. The database from the IP.Board based forum contained 395k accounts including usernames, email addresses and MD5 password hashes without a salt.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

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