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Neopets data breach26.9M accounts compromised on 2013-05-05
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Neopets (neopets.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2013-05-05, exposing 26,892,897 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 | Neopets |
|---|---|
| Source Name | Neopets |
| Domain | neopets.com |
| Breach Date | 2013-05-05 |
| Added to HIBP | 2016-07-07 |
| Accounts Compromised | 26,892,897(26.9M) |
| Data Exposed | Dates of birthEmail addressesGendersGeographic locationsIP addressesNamesPasswordsUsernames |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In May 2016, a set of breached data originating from the virtual pet website "Neopets" was found being traded online. Allegedly hacked "several years earlier", the data contains sensitive personal information including birthdates, genders and names as well as almost 27 million unique email addresses. Passwords were stored in plain text and IP addresses were also present in the breach.
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