[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3cuf9o0zuwi1i":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":17,"affectedCount":17,"affectedCountStatus":18,"affectedCountLowerBound":19,"affectedCountUnit":20,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":21,"dataClasses":22,"description":29,"seoTitle":30,"seoTitleEn":31,"seoDescription":30,"seoDescriptionEn":32,"logoUrl":33,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":34,"isMalware":34,"company":35},"68e3266eda11adda4882521b","Hemmelig","hemmelig.com Data Breach","hemmeligcom","hemmelig.com","2011-12-21T00:00:00.000Z","2014-03-25T07:23:52.000Z","2026-07-29T11:40:53.262Z","Verified breach record","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmozilla\u002Fsecurity-advisor-shield-study\u002Fblob\u002Fmaster\u002Fdata\u002Frecommendation\u002FlocalData.json",[15],28641,"known",null,"unknown","Medium",[23,24,25,26,27,28],"Email addresses","Genders","Nicknames","Partial dates of birth","Passwords","Usernames","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>hemmelig.com data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> is an incident that should be carefully evaluated in terms of privacy and account security due to the exposure of account data held by a sensitive e-commerce service selling adult products. The breach, which occurred on December 21, 2011, affected 28,641 user accounts. Since hemmelig.com is known as a Norway-based adult products store, appearing in this data set is not just a technical password issue but also a sensitive matter regarding users' privacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leak included email addresses, gender information, nicknames, partial birth dates, passwords, and usernames. It is noted that the password field was found in unsalted MD5 hash form. This is not the same as a plain text password; however, MD5 hashes without salt can be easily cracked using modern attack tools. If the user has chosen the same or a similar password for other accounts, the risk of account compromise continues even years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The verified data types are email addresses, gender information, nicknames, partial birth dates, passwords, and usernames. The email address can be used to connect to the person's main communication account. Username and nickname pose a risk of matching profiles across different platforms. Profile fields such as gender and partial birth date can make social engineering messages more convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Password hashes are particularly important. MD5 is considered weak according to current security standards; when salt is not used, the same password produces the same output and makes it easier for attackers to perform quick trials with large password lists. Therefore, if the user remembers their old password, they are not considered to have mitigated the risk without making changes to all accounts with the same or similar pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The context of an adult products store makes this incident more sensitive than a typical e-commerce account leak. Even if the leaked dataset does not contain payment card or address information, a person's association with this service can be used for social pressure, embarrassing messages, or targeted phishing attempts. Therefore, password security and privacy management should be addressed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>For the hemmelig.com incident, the confirmed breach date is December 21, 2011, the date added to the database is March 25, 2014, and the number of affected unique accounts is 28,641. The incident is in independent verification and its sensitive nature must be maintained. Unverified person counts, data fields, and threat-actor claims are not treated as part of the public incident scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scope is limited only to the domain hemmelig.com and verified data categories. Phone number, physical address, payment card, bank account, official ID number, passport, order content, private message, or profile photo are not verified fields for this incident. Therefore, the risk shown to the user should be described through the fields of email, gender, nickname, partial date of birth, password, and username.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this leak, some statements use the expression 'over 28 thousand accounts,' while the value of 28,641 should be used for the number of unique accounts. The raw row count or interim counts in older lists may appear different; when calculating user impact, the verified number of unique accounts and the proven data types should be used as the basis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The highest risk group includes people who had a hemmelig.com account before 2011 or at that time, who used the same email address for other services, and who repeated the same password across multiple accounts. The risk of identity matching increases for people who also use their username or nickname on other platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Individuals who could be harmed by the visibility of the context of an adult products store are at a particularly higher risk in terms of privacy. Attackers may try to intimidate, embarrass, or demand payment from the person by using old email, nickname, or password information. Such messages should not be automatically considered trustworthy, even if they contain real account information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gender and partial date of birth information can be used as a helpful element in account recovery processes or personalized phishing messages. If the birth year or partial date information is included in security questions, PIN selections, or password patterns, the user should review these fields separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The affected user should retire the password used on their hemmelig.com account completely. If the same or similar password is valid on other accounts, unique and long new passwords should be chosen for each. The primary email account, social media, shopping accounts, and services used for password resets should be protected as a priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This protection should be enabled on accounts that support two-step verification. The user should not send payments to threat messages containing the old password or nickname, should not click on links, and should access accounts directly through a trusted browser session. Unexpected login alerts, password reset notifications, and session histories should be checked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If partial date of birth or gender information is used in account recovery questions, these answers should be changed. If the username also appears on other platforms, profile visibility should be reduced and the link between the sensitive shopping account and the main identity should be limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The hemmelig.com incident shows the long-term risk of registering with a primary identity in services related to sensitive shopping or adult content. In similar services, a separate email alias, a unique password, and minimal profile information should be preferred. The alias should not be the same as other social media or forum accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a password manager makes it easy to generate unique and random passwords for each account. Even old MD5-based leaks can be used in credential stuffing attempts years later, so old password patterns should be completely abandoned. Users should periodically check the emails and old nicknames they have used in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For corporate security teams, such incidents serve as a reminder of the risk of targeted phishing originating from employees' personal shopping or sensitive service accounts. Training should include scenarios of pressure using personal privacy data, secure reporting channels, and an approach to support employees without stigmatizing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A user who wants to understand whether they were affected by the hemmelig.com data breach should query the relevant email address on the trusted account security screen. A positive result means that the email address is included in the sensitive and verified data set associated with hemmelig.com. This result does not prove that the user has an active account today; the risk may stem from account information from the 2011 period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Users who get a positive result should change their passwords, secure their main email account, enable two-factor authentication, and reduce username repetitions. Old emails, aliases, and different usernames should also be checked. If the result is negative, it only means that no match was found for the queried email; other addresses used in the past should also be examined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the hemmelig.com leak seems medium-scale, it is important due to the sensitive shopping context and weak hash risk. The most accurate course of action is to stop using repeated passwords, separate sensitive accounts from the main identity, not respond to threat messages, and verify that old account information is not still being used on other services.\u003C\u002Fp>","","hemmelig.com Data Breach (28.6 Thousand Reported Records)","hemmelig.com Data Breach. 28.6 Thousand reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Genders, Nicknames. Review the scope, risks, and…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fhemmelig_com.webp",false,{"name":10,"sector":36,"country":37,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":38,"websiteStatus":39,"websiteCheckedAt":40},"Adult retail","Norway","https:\u002F\u002Fweb.archive.org\u002Fweb\u002F20250712095756\u002Fhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.hemmelig.com\u002F","archived","2026-07-29T11:30:22.391Z"]