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LiveJournal data breach26.4M accounts compromised on 2017-01-01
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LiveJournal (livejournal.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2017-01-01, exposing 26,372,781 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 | LiveJournal |
|---|---|
| Source Name | LiveJournal |
| Domain | livejournal.com |
| Breach Date | 2017-01-01 |
| Added to HIBP | 2020-05-26 |
| Last Modified | 2020-05-26 |
| Accounts Compromised | 26,372,781(26.4M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesPasswordsUsernames |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In mid-2019, news broke of an alleged LiveJournal data breach. This followed multiple reports of credential abuse against Dreamwidth beginning in 2018, a fork of LiveJournal with a significant crossover in user base. The breach allegedly dates back to 2017 and contains 26M unique usernames and email addresses (both of which have been confirmed to exist on LiveJournal) alongside plain text passwords. An archive of the data was subsequently shared on a popular hacking forum in May 2020 and redistributed broadly.
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