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ShareThis data breach41M accounts compromised on 2018-07-09
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ShareThis (sharethis.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2018-07-09, exposing 40,960,499 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 | ShareThis |
|---|---|
| Source Name | ShareThis |
| Domain | sharethis.com |
| Breach Date | 2018-07-09 |
| Added to HIBP | 2019-03-03 |
| Last Modified | 2019-03-12 |
| Accounts Compromised | 40,960,499(41M) |
| Data Exposed | Dates of birthEmail addressesNamesPasswords |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In July 2018, the social bookmarking and sharing service ShareThis suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 41 million unique email addresses alongside names and in some cases, dates of birth and 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. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com.
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