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BookCrossing data breach1.6M accounts compromised on 2012-11-05
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BookCrossing (bookcrossing.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2012-11-05, exposing 1,582,323 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | BookCrossing |
|---|---|
| Source Name | BookCrossing |
| Domain | bookcrossing.com |
| Breach Date | 2012-11-05 |
| Added to HIBP | 2023-07-25 |
| Last Modified | 2023-07-25 |
| Accounts Compromised | 1,582,323(1.6M) |
| Data Exposed | Dates of birthEmail addressesGeographic locationsIP addressesNamesPasswordsUsernames |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In August 2022, the book social networking site BookCrossing disclosed a data breach that dated back to a database backup from November 2012. The incident exposed almost 1.6M records including names, usernames, email and IP addresses, dates of birth and plain text passwords.
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