[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f108okj4yyfhwq":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":14,"source":15,"sourceUrl":16,"sourceUrls":17,"pwnCount":20,"affectedCount":20,"affectedCountStatus":21,"affectedCountLowerBound":22,"affectedCountUnit":23,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":24,"dataClasses":25,"description":30,"seoTitle":31,"seoTitleEn":32,"seoDescription":31,"seoDescriptionEn":33,"logoUrl":34,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":35,"isSpamList":35,"isMalware":35,"company":36},"68e3266eda11adda488252c6","MyFitnessPal","MyFitnessPal Data Breach","myfitnesspal","myfitnesspal.com","2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z","2019-02-21T19:28:46.000Z","2019-02-21T20:00:56.000Z","2026-07-18T23:54:32.416Z","Verified breach record","https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.myfitnesspal.com\u002Fsecurity-information\u002Fnotice.html",[16,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.twingate.com\u002Fblog\u002Ftips\u002FMyFitnessPal-data-breach","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theregister.com\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F11\u002F620_million_hacked_accounts_dark_web\u002F",143606147,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[26,27,28,29],"Email addresses","IP addresses","Passwords","Usernames","\u003Cp>The MyFitnessPal data breach is a large-scale security incident recorded with the exposure of information belonging to nutrition and exercise tracking service accounts in the February 2018 period. The verified scope includes 143,606,147 unique accounts. The breach date should be considered as February 1, 2018, and the date added to monitoring systems as February 21, 2019. The main risk of the incident is the inclusion of email addresses and usernames along with IP addresses and password data. Even if old account information is forgotten in long-used health and lifestyle applications like MyFitnessPal, if the same password or email address has been reused on other services, current account security may be affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The verified data classes are email addresses, IP addresses, passwords, and usernames. It has been reported that password data is associated with hash values, with SHA-1 used for some accounts and bcrypt for newer accounts. This situation is different from clear-text password leaks; however, the risk continues for weak or reused passwords. Email addresses and usernames can be matched with accounts on different platforms. IP addresses can also provide indirect context about access regions and typical session information. Payment card information, daily nutrition records, weight information, exercise history, or official identification data are not among the verified data classes for this particular record; the risk is primarily associated with account takeover and password reuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The number of verified accounts in the MyFitnessPal incident is 143,606,147. The main breach period should be considered February 2018, the verified addition date February 2019, and the last source update date February 21, 2019. According to the company's own statement, the affected information includes usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords; in verified external account security logs, IP addresses are also included. Therefore, the fields shown to the user should be limited to email addresses, IP addresses, passwords, and usernames. The fact that MyFitnessPal is a nutrition and exercise service does not mean that health diary data was also leaked. Adding unverified fields creates a false risk perception for the user.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The highest risk applies to individuals who use the same email address on their MyFitnessPal account and a similar password on other services. If the same password is repeated across fitness, nutrition, sports applications, social media, email accounts, and shopping accounts, attackers can use this information in automated trial attacks. Users who have not accessed their old accounts for years are also at risk, because a forgotten password may still be valid elsewhere. For employees registered with a corporate email, phishing messages can become more convincing. The combination of IP address and username can be used for personalization in fake login alerts or account recovery messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The affected user should first change the password used for their MyFitnessPal account to a unique and strong value. If the same or similar password is used on other services, accounts with email, social media, cloud storage, shopping, fitness apps, and payment links should be renewed as a priority. Generating a separate password for each service with a password manager reduces the risk of repetition. Accounts that support multi-step verification should be enabled. Be cautious of fake password reset, reward, subscription, invoice, or account suspension messages coming under the name of MyFitnessPal or a fitness app. The address should be manually checked before clicking on the link, and suspicious files and forms should not be opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In the long term, fitness and lifestyle applications should be protected as consistently as main email and financial accounts. Registering for many applications with the same email address causes the risk from a single breach to spread to different services. Users should regularly review their old accounts, change passwords for services no longer in use, or delete the account. A password manager can be used as a primary tool to generate random and unique values. In corporate environments, security rules that prevent employees from using work email and work passwords in personal applications are important. It should not be forgotten that old leaks can resurface years later, and past passwords should not be reused in new accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>When a MyFitnessPal result appears on LeakData, it indicates that the email address is included in the 2018 fitness and nutrition account dataset. This result does not prove that the user's current health or nutrition diaries have been compromised; it is limited to verified risk account ID and password fields. The user should first check their MyFitnessPal account, and then the passwords used during the same period and important accounts opened with the same email address. The email account, social media, shopping, and cloud storage should be examined first. The main incident period is February 2018, with a verified addition date of February 2019. This timeline prevents the account security screen from incorrectly detecting a current event and provides the user with the correct priority order.\u003C\u002Fp>","","MyFitnessPal Data Breach (143.6 Million Reported Records)","MyFitnessPal Data Breach. 143.6 Million reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords. Review the scope, risks, and…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fmyfitnesspal_official.png",false,{"name":7,"sector":37,"country":38,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":31,"websiteStatus":31,"websiteCheckedAt":22},"Fitness \u002F Nutrition app","United States"]