Popular mathematics website Mathway experienced a potential breach of its database.
It led to the theft of more than 25 million account credentials.
Mathway is widely used by students and children as a resource in learning maths.
The breach has been linked to a hacking group called Shiny Hunters.
The group began selling the database of more than 25 million Mathway user credentials on illicit websites in early May, offering it for $4,000 (£3,285) in cryptocurrency.
The database reportedly contains email addresses and hashed passwords.
Source: https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/mathway-data-breach-345176
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/mathway
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