Security Breach

[Blasirl]

Has anything been posted about the security breach at MrExcel?

I have received two different notifications that my data from this website has been found on the dark web.

 

[Fluff]

Yes it was, you can find it here Details of Data Breach at MrExcel.com
You should also have received an e-mail about it at the time.

 

[Blasirl]

Yes it was, you can find it here Details of Data Breach at MrExcel.com
You should also have received an e-mail about it at the time.

Thank you for the link. I was notified neither time. Also why am I called a new member when I joined in 2013?

The last breach was 2017.

 

[Blasirl]

I see now it was a repeat, thanks again.

 

[Fluff]

Also why am I called a new member when I joined in 2013

It's down to the number of posts you've made.

thanks again.

You're welcome.

 

[Joe4]

Interesting that the notification says "mrexcell.com" with two l's instead of one (which is not correct).
Just pointing that out, as I am always leery of notificiations with typos in them (I usually question the legitimacy of where they are coming from).

Thank you for the link. I was notified neither time.

Is it possible that you no longer use the email attached to the account, or the email ended up in your Spam folder?
I imagine it may be hard to check your Spam from a few years ago, but you may want to log in and verify that you have an active working email address attached to your account.

 

[smozgur]

Interesting that the notification says "mrexcell.com" with two l's instead of one (which is not correct).

It is more interesting the reported domain name has been registered by Microsoft Cooperation since 2004 and has nothing to do with MrExcel.com.

(I usually question the legitimacy of where they are coming from).

I totally agree with you, Joe. Also, it is my habit to look at the underlying sender (not the email address written in the From field but the actual email address that I can see by hovering the mouse over the field) when I receive an email from someone that I don't know but claiming something. It is surprising but I catch a couple of them every single day.