Ge.tt 2017.0 Data Breach
ObscureIQ Breach Intelligence
Low SeverityWebsite / service breach
Ge.tt File Sharing Service Breach (2017): 2.5 Million User Accounts Including Passwords Exposed
File-sharing platform
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
10/100Breach Risk Index
4Data Value
10Market Recency
1968dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Ge.tt · Actor: Unknown · Sources: 10 references
Attack: Unknown
Profile: Platform · File sharing and cloud content transfer services · File sharing platform · Global
Timeline: Breach (2017-05-04) · Indexed (Feb 16, 2021) · Year (2017.0)
Exposure: 2.5M records · 4 fields: Email Address, Full Name, Password, Social Media Profile
Status: Confirmed
Executive Summary
In May 2017, the file-sharing platform Ge.tt suffered a data breach that surfaced for sale on a dark-web marketplace in February 2019 alongside numerous other breaches. It exposed about 2.48 million unique email addresses along with names, social-media profile identifiers, and passwords stored as SHA-256 hashes.
ObscureIQ assessment: Risk is moderate to high because file-sharing services may expose more than identity and passwords. Even when files themselves are not exposed, sharing metadata, account relationships, and content-linked activity can support phishing, takeover, and secondary privacy harm.
Breach Impact
SHA-256 without salt is crackable at scale, exposing reused credentials; names and social profiles support profiling.
About Ge.tt
Ge.tt was a file-sharing platform for quickly sharing files and links.
Why They Hold Your Data
File-sharing platform used for cloud-based content transfer and account-linked sharing activity. The likely data context includes user credentials, contact details, file-sharing metadata, and records associated with uploaded or shared content.
Data Points Exposed
4 verified field types
Email Address
Full Name High
Password Critical
Social Media Profile
Field names are shown in full for clarity and search visibility. Canonical machine keys are emitted only in this page’s structured data.
Exploitation & Downstream Threats
Threat Activity:Moderate
Primary downstream threats:
- Credential stuffing against reused passwords across other platforms
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Social media account targeting and impersonation
Threat vectors:
- Phishing, credential stuffing & account takeover
- Name-based social engineering
- Credential stuffing & account takeover
- Account impersonation & social graph harvesting
Recommended Actions
If you believe your information may be included:
Change Reused Passwords
Update this account and anywhere you reused the password; use a manager.
Enable MFA Everywhere
Turn on multi-factor authentication on email first, then financial accounts.
Report & Recover
If you spot misuse, start an official recovery plan and report fraud.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the Ge.tt breach?▾
In May 2017, the file-sharing platform Ge.tt suffered a data breach that surfaced for sale on a dark-web marketplace in February 2019 alongside numerous other breaches. It exposed about 2.48 million unique email addresses along with names, social-media profile identifiers, and passwords stored as…
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Email Address, Full Name, Password, Social Media Profile.
What should I do if I was affected?▾
Change reused passwords, enable MFA, and (if identity or financial data is involved) freeze your credit and monitor your accounts.
Sources & References
Every claim on this page is traceable. This breach draws on:
Breach Index
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9ghz
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BreachDirectory
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BreachForums_Official_Index
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Dehashed
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HackNotice.com
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Leak-Lookup
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LeakCheck.io
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vigilante-pw
ObscureIQ Intelligence
ObscureIQ proprietary analysis
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