Patreon Hacked, Entire Database Dumped Online

ajinbymoonlight:

Strange, I don’t see much of this on my Dashboard. In case you missed it, yes, Patreon has been hacked, and unfortunately it’s looking like they pretty much scored everything that was stored in their databases and it has all been posted online. You can read about it here, but here’s the gist of it:

• Passwords (encrypted, but there some buzz going around that they might be decrypted with the source code)
• Private messages
• Email addresses (hence if you use the same password for several accounts, they will know which email address to try it on)
• Who you’ve backed
• Shipping addresses
• Tax Forms (Also supposedly encrypted, but…)
• DMCA Takedowns (for creators that have had them filed against them)

You may want to take some steps to mitigate the damage, but really for the time being that includes changing your password ASAP, and doing so if you use the same one at different locations. And if you’ve been anonymously backing any creators, prepare to have that data publicly available. And supposedly, Patreon does not store complete credit card numbers.

That said, if anyone is still supporting me after this breach, thanks! For the time being, my Patreon page will remain open, but we’ll see what the future holds.