Identity Theft Risk Grows After PowerWebbing Breach: 12,771 Exposed

HEROIC analysts identified 12,771 records tied to PowerWebbing, a Singapore-based IT services platform, dated August 26, 2018. The exposed data includes email addresses and MD5 password hashes.

Why the PowerWebbing Breach Is Dangerous

MD5 is a weak, outdated hashing method that can be cracked quickly with modern tools, especially for common or reused passwords. Once cracked, a password paired with its matching email address gives an attacker a working login to try on other accounts belonging to the same person, turning a years-old breach into a fresh opportunity for identity theft.

What Was Exposed in the PowerWebbing Breach

• Email addresses
• MD5 password hashes

Why This Matters

Once cracked, stolen credentials get run through automated tools and tested against other popular websites in bulk, a technique called credential stuffing. If a password from this breach matches one you use elsewhere, an attacker can take over that account too, and from there move on to identity theft or financial fraud, particularly if the compromised account is linked to email, banking, or other personal accounts.

How a Database Breach Becomes a Combolist

A breach like this usually begins with attackers exploiting a vulnerability in a website's backend or finding a misconfigured, exposed database, then copying out the stored emails and hashed passwords. That data often gets merged with records from other breaches into a combolist and traded on hacking forums, where it can keep circulating and being reused in attacks for years after the original breach happened.

Check If You Are Affected

If you ever had an account with PowerWebbing or think your information could be part of this or another breach, HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records. Run a free scan to see what's exposed and which passwords to change.