What we know: The records of 21 million VPN users were leaked onto the Telegram messaging app. The leaked records belong to users of VPN services such as GeckoVPN, SuperVPN and ChatVPN and includes information dated back to February 2021. Compromised information includes full names, usernames, email addresses, password strings, billing details and the country of origin.

Recommendations: If you are a user of one of the VPN services listed above, the first action you should take is to reset your account password. If you use the same password for any other accounts, you should reset those as well; and use this opportunity to create unique passwords for every service you use. In addition, be on the lookout for any suspicious messages you may receive through your email. With the data points gathered in this breach, cybercriminals may use them to conduct phishing attacks, where they will try and coerce you into turning over even more sensitive information, which will increase your risk of becoming a victim of identity fraud.

In data breach prevention, proactivity is the name of the game

The data breach threat may seem ominous, but as long as you are proactive, you can minimize your overall risk radius both before and after an incident takes place. These BlackCloak blogs explain how you can create strong passwords, and store them safely and when to place a credit freeze and fraud alert on your accounts.

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