Business Gazeta Alleged Data Exposure
The 2020 Business Gazeta data breach occurred in December 2020 when database archives belonging to БИЗНЕС Online (business-gazeta.ru), a major Russian regional business newspaper and online media platform, were compromised and leaked online.
Exposed Data Types
8- Email addresses
- Usernames
- Passwords
- Names
- Phone numbers
- Dates of birth
- IP addresses
- Occupations
About This Record
What information was compromised in the Business Gazeta incident?
The leaked archive dump contains registered user accounts across the primary newspaper portal and the affiliated sports subdomain. Verified data classes include:
- Security Credentials: Platform usernames, email addresses, and password hashes encrypted using the Bcrypt (
$2a$07$) algorithm. - Personal & Contact Information: Full names, telephone numbers, birth dates, and reported occupations.
- System Identifiers: Recorded IP addresses, linked social account identifiers, and profile picture paths.
How many accounts were affected?
Standardized RFC 5322 ASCII canonical verification confirmed 159,095 unique valid email addresses across the platform's user databases.
Security advisory & personal identity protection
The exposure of Bcrypt password hashes alongside telephone numbers and email addresses creates exposure to credential stuffing and password reuse attacks across other online services. Impacted users should:
- Immediately update passwords on any third-party services where identical credentials were utilized.
- Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on personal and financial accounts.
Verification and editorial method
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