Showmax users at risk due to data breach, urged to act fast
Take action: If you are a user of Showmax - reset your password on the site and on all sites where you use the same password, use strong and unique passwords, enable two-factor authentication and be cautious of phishing attempts. Even if you are not a user of Showmax, practice complex and varying passwords and MFA to avoid situations like this.
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Showmax has been made aware that over 27,000 account usernames and passwords of their users were exposed online.
The suspected method of this data breach is a brute-force password guessing attack exploiting the lack of throttling and rate limiting in the platform's authentication and password recovery pages. This lack of controls enabled attackers to perform very fast cycling of attempted passwords until they guessed a correct password.
The parent company, MultiChoice, has acknowledged the attack and assured that their cybersecurity team is actively investigating the incident.
Showmax has emphasized that their databases were not breached and that they are committed to protecting customer information.
