[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f30uq35t6i19le":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":7,"domain":9,"breachDate":10,"addedDate":11,"publishedAt":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":19,"affectedCount":19,"affectedCountStatus":20,"affectedCountLowerBound":12,"affectedCountUnit":21,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"contentLocale":22,"availableLocales":23,"translations":25,"severity":28,"dataClasses":29,"description":33,"seoTitle":34,"seoDescription":35,"logoUrl":36,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":37,"isMalware":37,"company":38},"6a452308a20f867c8ba8e709","myvidster-2025","MyVidster (2025) Data Breach","myvidster.com","2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","2025-10-27T02:40:29.000Z",null,"2026-07-27T16:11:13.910Z","Verified third-party breach record and threat-intel reporting","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.brinztech.com\u002Fbreach-alerts\u002Fbrinztech-myvidster-leak-exposes-4m-user-records-emails-usernames-phishing-risk\u002F",[15,17,18],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.redpacketsecurity.com\u002Fmyvidster-2025-3-864-364-breached-accounts\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fbotcrawl.com\u002Fmyvidster-data-breach-exposes-nearly-4-million-user-accounts\u002F",3864364,"known","unknown","en",[22,24],"tr",{"en":26,"tr":27},{"slug":7},{"slug":7},"Critical",[30,31,32],"Email addresses","Profile photos","Usernames","\u003Cp>The MyVidster 2025 data breach is a separate incident affecting the social video bookmarking and sharing service on October 24, 2025. The confirmed number of records is 3,864,364. Affected areas are email addresses, usernames, and a limited number of profile photos. This record should be kept separate from the 2015 MyVidster incident; password, payment card, phone, physical address, private messages, or content viewing history should not be described as verified fields for this data set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main risk in this incident is that the user's email address, nickname, and in some cases profile picture could be matched with other accounts. Since profile context in video bookmarking and sharing services can evoke personal preferences, the privacy impact can be significant even if the leaked fields seem limited. Therefore, this should be considered not like a registration or password leak, but as a risk of identity matching, targeted fake notifications, and profile linking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Verified data categories consist of email addresses, usernames, and a small number of profile photos. An email address alone is a sufficient target for many fake reporting campaigns. When a username appears together with an email, an attacker can search for which online profiles the person uses with the same name. In records with a profile photo, the repetition of the same image across social media, forums, dating, work, or video accounts can make the identity link more visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The password field has not been verified for this record. This distinction is important; if users are misinformed about the type of data, the risk priority is disrupted. Nevertheless, assuming the password has not leaked does not eliminate the new threat that could come from fake login pages and account verification messages. Attackers may send emails themed around the MyVidster name, video access, content removal notification, or account security. An email and username match can make these messages appear more convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Unverified person counts, data fields, and threat-actor claims are not treated as part of the public incident scope. The incident date should be kept as October 24, 2025, and the record entry date should be considered as October 27, 2025. It should not be confused with the 2015 breach belonging to the same domain; while the 2015 record included the password field, this 2025 record contains verified data categories of email, username, and limited profile photo. Although both incidents belong to the same service, the risk and action priority to be communicated to the user are different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this record, phone number, physical address, payment card, official ID, private message, tracking history, content likes, or plaintext password are not considered verified data categories. In some threat intelligence notes, example data lines may be mentioned with broader domains; however, the record to be published should remain limited to verified and consistent fields. This approach helps the user see real risks without causing unnecessary fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The highest risk is for users who use the same email and nickname from their MyVidster account on other services. If the same nickname appears on social media, forums, video, gaming, or dating accounts, the leaked data can turn into a broader profile mapping. If the profile picture is also repeated, matching becomes easier. This situation especially increases the privacy risk for accounts that may carry sensitive content context.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People who no longer use their old account are not without risk either. As long as the email address remains active, they may receive fake security alerts, content removal requests, account closure notifications, or video access messages. If the same email is also known in work, school, or family circles, the attacker could use this connection for social engineering. Therefore, a positive match should not be seen only as an old video account, but should be evaluated together with other identity links.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Instead of clicking on incoming links, the known domain should be typed manually, and unexpected security notifications or content warnings should be checked through a different channel. If the message contains pressuring phrases such as urgent login, account closure, copyright warning, private video access, or profile verification, this situation increases the likelihood of a fake notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the password data category has not been verified, this event alone does not mean that the password has been leaked. Still, unique passwords and multi-factor protection should be preferred for important accounts using the same email and username. If the same or a similar password was used on other accounts with MyVidster, these passwords should be changed; this step is more about general account hygiene and protection against possible targeted attempts than the type of leaked data. If the profile picture is repeating, choosing a different image for sensitive accounts should also be considered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Users should not repeatedly use the same email, the same nickname, and the same profile photo across video, forum, social media, and dating services. In services that may be sensitive in terms of privacy, using a separate email, a different nickname, and limited profile information reduces the risk of identity matching. Unverified person counts, data fields, and threat-actor claims are not treated as part of the public incident scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lesson for service providers is that data sets without passwords also have serious privacy implications. Emails, usernames, and profile pictures should not be stored for longer than necessary; deletion requests should be met clearly and quickly. Old breaches and new incidents should be tracked under separate records within the same brand, and it should be clearly shown to the user which year and which type of data were affected. This distinction both reduces false alarms and highlights the correct security measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>If a search with an email address for this record returns positive in LeakData, it indicates that the related address is included in the MyVidster 2025 data set. A positive result signifies a risk of email, username, and in some records, profile photo; it does not mean that password, payment card, or private messages have been leaked. A negative result only shows that no match was found in this specific data set; it does not prove that the same person is absent from data incidents of other years or other services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The correct action is to be cautious of links coming from the name MyVidster, review accounts that use the same nickname and profile photo, prefer separate emails for sensitive accounts, use multi-factor protection on critical accounts, and avoid similar or recurring passwords.\u003C\u002Fp>","MyVidster (2025) Data Breach (3.9 Million Reported Records)","MyVidster (2025) Data Breach. 3.9 Million reported records are reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Profile photos, Usernames. Review the scope, risks…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fmyvidster_com.webp",false,{"name":39,"sector":40,"country":41,"website":9,"websiteArchiveUrl":42,"websiteStatus":42,"websiteCheckedAt":12},"MyVidster","Social Video Sharing \u002F Bookmarking","United States",""]