[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f21uiot7cn1cx5":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":19,"affectedCount":19,"affectedCountStatus":20,"affectedCountLowerBound":21,"affectedCountUnit":22,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":23,"dataClasses":24,"description":28,"seoTitle":29,"seoTitleEn":30,"seoDescription":29,"seoDescriptionEn":31,"logoUrl":32,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":33,"isSpamList":33,"isMalware":33,"company":34},"68e3266eda11adda488252e1","Nitro","Nitro Data Breach","nitro","gonitro.com","2020-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","2021-01-19T10:45:32.000Z","2026-07-18T23:54:57.511Z","Verified breach record","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bleepingcomputer.com\u002Fnews\u002Fsecurity\u002Fmassive-nitro-data-breach-impacts-microsoft-google-apple-more\u002F",[15,17,18],"https:\u002F\u002Fcommunity.gonitro.com\u002Ftopic\u002F12497-data-breach\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gonitro.com\u002F",77159696,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[25,26,27],"Email addresses","Names","Passwords","\u003Cp>The Nitro data breach is a large-scale account data incident dated September 2020, associated with Nitro's PDF editing and document conversion service. The incident is tracked as a verified leak affecting 77,159,696 unique email addresses. The main data categories exposed are email addresses, full name information, and password hash values. The fact that passwords are stored in bcrypt hash form presents a more limited risk than plain text passwords; however, weak or reused passwords can still be valuable for attackers in account take-over attempts. For individuals with a Nitro account who use the same email address for business documents, subscriptions, or different cloud services, the risk is not limited to the old Nitro session alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The verified data classes are email addresses, full name information, and passwords. The passwords being in bcrypt hash values does not mean that the attacker has direct access to plaintext passwords; however, the hash values can be used in offline guessing attempts. The combination of email addresses and name information strengthens targeted phishing attempts, such as fake file sharing, signature requests, subscription renewal alerts, or password reset messages. The fact that the Nitro service is a tool in frequent contact with business documents may also provide a ground for abuse of corporate email domains and document workflows. Therefore, the risk should be addressed both in terms of individual account security and business environment security.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The violation date is confirmed as September 28, 2020, and the listing date as January 19, 2021. The main number used in the LeakData search result is 77,159,696 unique email addresses. Some incident reports mention converted document titles and additional information of the nature of service logs; however, the verified data classes searched on this page are limited to email addresses, names, and password hash values. This distinction is important to clearly indicate the actual account security risk without presenting excessive claims to the user. The incident is related to the Nitro PDF service; different Nitro brands or similarly named products should be excluded from this scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The risk is highest for people who used the Nitro service before 2020, entered their email address for online PDF conversion or document sharing, conducted transactions with a corporate domain, and reused the same password on other services. Users who register with a work email should be more cautious of fake messages themed around document signing, contracts, invoices, quotes, human resources files, or password resets. If the same email address is also used in cloud storage, office software, customer portals, or payment accounts, attackers may combine this information in account takeover attempts. People who no longer use an old Nitro account should not be considered risk-free either, as leaked email and name information can be used in fraudulent messages even years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The password should be changed immediately for a Nitro account or any other accounts opened with the same password. A unique, long, and random password should be preferred for each service, a password manager should be used, and multi-factor authentication should be enabled for critical accounts. People using work email should also check the sender's domain in file-sharing and e-signature-themed messages. Password reset links should be opened by manually typing the known official web address, not from within the message. If an unexpected document invitation, invoice, payment confirmation, or signature request is received, the other party should be verified through a different channel before opening any attached files. Corporate users should share with the security team whether other employees under the same domain are affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The permanent risk in such document service violations arises from combining email addresses with business relations and password lists. Users should inventory their old accounts, close unused services, regularly review the session history in their email accounts, and keep recovery options up to date. Organizations should strengthen single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, external application permission controls, and domain monitoring processes for document conversion and file-sharing services. Even if password hash values are stored with strong algorithms, reused weak passwords weaken defenses. Therefore, rules that reduce password reuse, employee training, and alert processes for unusual login attempts should be implemented together.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>You can check whether your email address matches a Nitro data breach by querying it on LeakData. If there is a match, first secure your Nitro account and any other accounts you use with the same email address. Do not reuse old passwords, review your login history, and check suspicious password reset messages through the service's security screen rather than archiving them. If your work account appears to be affected, report it to the security team along with the date, service name, and visible data classes. These steps reduce the likelihood that data from 2020 will be reused today for phishing, password guessing attacks, and business email fraud.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Nitro Data Breach (77.2 Million Reported Records)","Nitro Data Breach. 77.2 Million reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Names, Passwords. Review the scope, risks, and protective steps.","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fgonitro_com.webp",false,{"name":7,"sector":35,"country":36,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":29,"websiteStatus":29,"websiteCheckedAt":21},"Document productivity software","Australia"]