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MyHeritage data breach92M accounts compromised on 2017-10-26
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MyHeritage (myheritage.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2017-10-26, exposing 91,991,358 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 | MyHeritage |
|---|---|
| Source Name | MyHeritage |
| Domain | myheritage.com |
| Breach Date | 2017-10-26 |
| Added to HIBP | 2019-02-20 |
| Accounts Compromised | 91,991,358(92M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesPasswords |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In October 2017, the genealogy website MyHeritage suffered a data breach. The incident was reported 7 months later after a security researcher discovered the data and contacted MyHeritage. In total, more than 92M customer records were exposed and included email addresses and salted SHA-1 password hashes. In 2019, the data appeared listed for sale on a dark web marketplace (along with several other large breaches) and subsequently began circulating more broadly.
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