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Patreon data breach2.3M accounts compromised on 2015-10-01
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Patreon (patreon.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2015-10-01, exposing 2,330,382 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 | Patreon |
|---|---|
| Source Name | Patreon |
| Domain | patreon.com |
| Breach Date | 2015-10-01 |
| Added to HIBP | 2015-10-02 |
| Last Modified | 2021-08-10 |
| Accounts Compromised | 2,330,382(2.3M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesPasswordsPayment historiesPhysical addressesPrivate messagesWebsite activity |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In October 2015, the crowdfunding site Patreon was hacked and over 16GB of data was released publicly. The dump included almost 14GB of database records with more than 2.3M unique email addresses, millions of personal messages and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
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