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Read Novel data breach22.4M accounts compromised on 2019-05-01
Read Novel (readnovel.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2019-05-01, exposing 22,424,472 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 | Read Novel |
|---|---|
| Source Name | ReadNovel |
| Domain | readnovel.com |
| Breach Date | 2019-05-01 |
| Added to HIBP | 2022-05-16 |
| Accounts Compromised | 22,424,472(22.4M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesGendersPasswordsPhone numbersUsernames |
| Status | Unverified |
Description
In May 2019, the Chinese literature website Read Novel allegedly suffered a data breach that exposed 22M unique email addresses. Data also included usernames, genders, phone numbers and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. Read more about Chinese data breaches in Have I Been Pwned.
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