Account data breach: Epik

On September 13, 2021, the domain registrar and web hosting company, Epik, suffered a data breach. This breach contained data for approximately 15 million Epik and non-Epik customers. Allegedly, this was done in retaliation for hosting alt-right websites. The information included email addresses, names, phone numbers, geographical addresses, purchases, and WHOIS records.

The compromised accounts were subsequently made public.  Fifty-three UMBC accounts were victims of this breach. The victims are being notified via their UMBC emails and/or their alternate emails. If you have an Epik account, please contact them to see if you have been affected by this breach.

To see if you were involved in any other breach, visit: https://haveibeenpwned.com/.

More about Epik data breach:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/09/21/politics/anonymous-epik-hack/index.html

If you have any questions or concerns, email us at: security@umbc.edu.

Information about this breach was provided to us by Have I Been Pwned(HIBP). 

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