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Nexus Mods data breach5.9M accounts compromised on 2013-07-22
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Nexus Mods (nexusmods.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2013-07-22, exposing 5,915,013 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 | Nexus Mods |
|---|---|
| Source Name | NexusMods |
| Domain | nexusmods.com |
| Breach Date | 2013-07-22 |
| Added to HIBP | 2016-01-17 |
| Accounts Compromised | 5,915,013(5.9M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesPasswordsUsernames |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In December 2015, the game modding site Nexus Mods released a statement notifying users that they had been hacked. They subsequently dated the hack as having occurred in July 2013 although there is evidence to suggest the data was being traded months in advance of that. The breach contained usernames, email addresses and passwords stored as a salted hashes.
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